The stomach of Oreochromis niloticus has three regions

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 939-952

  Caceci, T ^a   El Habback, H A ^b,c   Smith, S A ^a   Smith, B J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cairo University   (Egypt)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

digestive system; electron microscopy; fish; histology; light microscopy; morphology; Oreochromis niloticus; scanning; stomach; teleost; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031149913     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0361     Document Type: Article

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