Light and electron microscopy of the bulbus arteriosus of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 184-198

  Icardo, José M ^a,d   Colvee, Elvira ^a   Cerra, Maria C ^b   Tota, Bruno ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Bulbus arteriosus; Heart; Teleost

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART; HEART MUSCLE CELL; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; BULBUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0033813594     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016781     Document Type: Article

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