Romer F, Gnatzy W
Cell Tissue Res. 1981;216(2):449-53. doi: 10.1007/BF00233631.
Cells measuring up to 130 microns have been found in the proximal segments of the femora of all four pairs of walking legs in various species of harvestmen (Phalangium opilio, Leiobonum limbatum, Opilio parietinus, and Opilio ravennae). These cells exhibit all the fine-structural characteristics of insect oenocytes, in particular the conspicuous agranular endoplasmic reticulum. Radioimmunoassay after in vitro incubation of these cells has demonstrated the synthesis of alpha- and beta-ecdysone. These ecdysteroids have been found in the ovaries and tergites of the opisthosoma as well as in the oenocytes.
在各种类的盲蛛（幽灵蛛、缘斑肥腹蛛、壁钱蛛和拉氏蛛）所有四对步足股骨的近端节段中，发现了大小达130微米的细胞。这些细胞呈现出昆虫oenocytes的所有精细结构特征，尤其是明显的无颗粒内质网。对这些细胞进行体外培养后的放射免疫分析表明，它们能合成α-蜕皮激素和β-蜕皮激素。这些蜕皮甾体在 opisthosoma的卵巢和背板以及oenocytes中均有发现。
