Crab paste - Crab paste

…In cephalopods such as squid and octopus, the liver and pancreas are distinct, and digestive enzymes are secreted into the gastric ceca, where food is digested. In arthropods, crustaceans such as crabs and shrimp have what is called the hepatopancreas, commonly known as "crab paste." In these animals, four types of cells are differentiated in the midgut gland, which produce and secrete digestive enzymes, as well as ingest and digest nutrients and store lipids and glycogen. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "crab miso" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…イカ，タコなど頭足類では，肝臓と膵臓が区別され，消化酵素は胃盲囊に分泌され，ここで食物が消化される。節足動物のうちカニ，エビなど甲殻類では肝膵臓とよばれ，俗に“カニみそ”がこれにあたる。この仲間では中腸腺に4種の細胞が区別され，消化酵素を産生，分泌するほか，栄養分を摂取，消化したり，脂質，グリコーゲンを貯蔵する。…

※「カニみそ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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