Confocal laser scanning and electron microscopical studies on osmoregulatory epithelia in the branchial cavity of the lobster Homarus gammarus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1817-1833

  Haond, C ^a   Flik, G ^b   Charmantier, G ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Branchial cavity; Branchiostegite; Confocal microscopy; Crustacea; Decapoda; Epipodite; Gill; Homarus gammarus; Lobster; Mitochondrion; Osmoregulation; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

HOMARUS GAMMARUS;

EID: 0031803776     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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