Fine Structure and Function of the Alimentary Canal in Leptocephali of the Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica

Fisheries Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-34

  Otake, Tsuguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorptive cell; Alimentary canal; Anguilla japonica; Fine structure; Function; Leptocephalus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000420594     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2331/fishsci.62.28     Document Type: Article

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