Retrograde peristalsis; a possible mechanism for filling the pyloric caeca?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 216-218

  Ronnestad I ^a   Rojas Garcia, C R ^a   Skadal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Gut; Motility; Peristalsis; Pyloric caeca

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033973193     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1144     Document Type: Article

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