Pictures Of Sea Cucumbers

Pictures Of Sea Cucumbers - Sea cucumber is part of a larger group of animals called Echinoderms, which also includes sea stars and sea urchins. their body shape is similar to a cucumber, but they have small tentacles tube-feet as used to move and eat. One way that sea cucumber can be confusing or the danger of predators is by pushing their own poisonous organs of their attacks towards the anus. Organ growing back, and perhaps save them from being eaten!

Sea cucumber (class Holothuroidea), each of the 1,200 species of marine invertebrates which is a class in the phylum Echinodermata. Cylindrical body is soft, 2 to 200 cm (about 0.75 inches to 6.5 feet) in length and 1 to 20 cm (0.4-8 inch) thick, usually dull, dark colors and often warty, so it resembles a cucumber. The internal frame is reduced to a range of special-shaped calcareous structures (ossicles) in the skin. Most of the species have five rows of tube feet extends from the mouth to the anus. The opening of the rectum is used for both respiration and discharging waste. 10 or more tentacles pulled around.

According To Dr.Ir. Ahkam Subroto, m. App Sc from LIPI. States "sea cucumber Sea contains high protein i.e. reached 86.8% which is very good to the sufferers of diabetes mellitus. High protein pancreatic beta cells regenerate acts which produce insulin. As a result, the production of insulinpun is increasing "

According to a study conducted by Chinese scientists were published in August 2005 with the title "Cancer Biology & Therapy," sea cucumber also contains compounds known as E philinopside, or PE. PE itself can inhibit the formation of blood vessels that supply nutrients to the tumor. Thus will suppress the growth and proliferation of the tumor in your body.

Prof. Zaiton Hassan from University Putra Malaysia and MA Kaswandi of the University Kebangsaan Malaysia. Stating that "the content of docosahexanat acid (DHA) on sea cucumber can lower triglycerides blood causes heart disease. This has been proven when researching the content of fatty acids golden sea cucumber stichoupus variegatus, resulting in relatively high content of DHA, sea, namely 3.69%. "

A study conducted by scientists Brazil published in September 1996 in the "Journal of Biological Chemistry" discovered that chondroitin sulfate can serve as anticoagulants.

According to Prof. Dr. Ridzwan Hashim of the University Kebangsaan Malaysia. Declaring that "sea cucumber contains 86.8% proteins, sea cucumber protein is easily described by the enzyme pepsin. Of that amount approximately 80.0% in the form of collagen that is useful as a binder tissue in bone growth and skin. In the growth of bones, calcium supplements alone is not enough, because the bone is composed of calcium phosphate and collagen as a filler. Without collagen bones become brittle and fragile like glass. Otherwise without calcium bones will be chewy like rubber. It is necessary for a balanced compositions. "