Topography and immunohistochemistry of the ultimobranchial glands in some subtropical fishes

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 219-222

  Sasayama, Yuichi ^a   Matsubara, Takahiro ^b   Takano, Kazunori ^c  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcitonin immunoreactive cells; Parrotfish; Topography of ultimobranchial glands

Indexed keywords

PISCES; SPARISOMA CRETENSE;

EID: 0033417388     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02675444     Document Type: Article

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