Remarkable papillomas in white sturgeons, Acipenser transmontanus, reared in an aquarium

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-114

  Honma, Yoshiharu ^a   Ushiki, Tatsuo ^a   Takeda, Masaei ^a   Chiba, Akira ^b   Oka, Shunya ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acipenser transmontanus; Desmosome; Papillomas; Prickle cell; White sturgeon

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER TRANSMONTANUS; ACIPENSERIDAE; MALPIGHIA;

EID: 0033471880     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02675428     Document Type: Article

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