Functional morphology of the gas-gland cells of the air-bladder of Oreochromis alcalicus grahami (Teleostei: Cichlidae): An ultrastructural study on a fish adapted to a severe, highly alkaline environment

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-132

  Maina, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Air bladder; Alkalinity; Buoyancy; Evolution; Fish; Gas gland; O. a. grahami; Rete mirabile

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY CELL; ADAPTATION; ALKALINITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CELL DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVOLUTION; FISH; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; INJURY; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS;

ALCOLAPIA ALCALICUS; ALCOLAPIA GRAHAMI; ANIMALIA; AVES; CICHLIDAE; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS ALCALICUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0034057046     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tice.2000.0094     Document Type: Article

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