Absorption of macromolecular proteins by the rectal epithelium of the Antarctic fish Notothenia neglecta

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1247-1253

  Hernandez Blazquez, Francisco Javier ^a   Da Silva, José Roberto Machado Cunha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

NOTOTHENIA NEGLECTA; PISCES;

EID: 0032450478     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-76-7-1247     Document Type: Article

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