chloragogen cellsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Chloragogen cells are cells in at least some annelids that function similarly to the liver in vertebrates. They store glycogen and neutralize toxins.These are yellowish in colour due to the presence of yellowish granules called chloragosomes and are present in coelomic fluid of some annelids.They help in excretory functions of the organism. These cells are derived from the inner coelomic epitnelium. They have characteristic vesicular bulging which store and transport substances like glycogen and other nitrogenous wastes. They take part in the deamination of amino acids and synthesis of urea. Silicates taken in along with food are deposited in the chloragogen cells.