Research Article

Autolysis in Crustacean Tissues after Death: A Case Study Using the Procambarus clarkii Hepatopancreas

Table 1

Ultrapathology scores of hepatopancreases over time.

Ultrapathological changeGroupsScoreUltrapathological changeGroupsScore

Cytoplasmic vacuolization0 minMembronolysis0 min
5 min5 min
10 min10 min
30 min30 min
60 min60 min
120 min120 min
ER dilation0 minLysosome increased0 min
5 min5 min
10 min10 min
30 min30 min
60 min60 min
120 min120 min
Chromatin pyknosis and border shift0 minNuclear shrinkage and fragmentation0 min
5 min5 min
10 min10 min
30 min30 min
60 min60 min
120 min120 min