Functional partition of cells in the gill epithelium of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, and the role of hormones

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 405-413

  Chan, D K O ^a   Wong, C K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Calcium; Chloride cell; Eel; Gill; Hormones; Intermediary metabolism; Nitrogen metabolism; Pavement cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006365885     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007701826203     Document Type: Article

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