Ultrastructural evidence for osmoregulatory function of the sternal epithelia in some gammaridean amphipods

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 377-388

  Kikuchi, Susumu ^a   Matsumasa, Masatoshi ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; COROPHIUM; GAMMARIDEA; GRANDIDIERELLA JAPONICA; JAPONICA; JESOGAMMARUS; JESOGAMMARUS JESOENSIS; MELITA; MELITA SETIFLAGELLA; STERNA;

EID: 0030840002     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1549432     Document Type: Article

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