The structure of the airbladder of the catfish Pangasius hypophthalmus Roberts and Vidthayanon 1991, (previously P. sutchi Fowler 1937)

Folia Biologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 189-196

  Podkowa, Dagmara ^a   Goniakowska Witalińska, Lucyna ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Airbladder; Catfish; Pangasius hypophthalmus; Respiration; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CATFISH; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; EVOLUTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032461932     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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