Morphometry of the kidneys of fresh water percoid and ostariophysian teleosts

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-41

  Kamunde, C N ^a   Kisia, S M ^a   Mwangangi, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Fresh water; Kidney; Light microscopic morphometry; Ostariophysian; Percoid; Teleosts

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASS; CARP; CATFISH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FISH; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY; PHYSIOLOGY; TILAPIA; TISSUE FIXATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BASS; CARPS; CATFISHES; FISHES; FRESH WATER; KIDNEY; TILAPIA; TISSUE FIXATION; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0030629202     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03543172     Document Type: Article

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