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The hypercalcemic and hyperglycemic factors of the eye-stalk ofScylla serrata (Forskal) have been shown to be responsible for maintaining high concentrations of calcium and sugar in the blood during proecdysis. On eye-stalk ablation, the withdrawal of calcium appears to be affected and this leads to an unsuccessful moulting and death of the animal. The significance of this phenomenon in relation to relevant evidences on the moulting process of crustaceans has been discussed.
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Menon, K.R., Sivadas, P. The hormonal control of blood calcium and sugar levels in the estuarine crabScylla serrata (Forskal). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 67, 132–140 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051694
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