Microscopical aspects of accessory air breathing through a modified stomach in the armoured catfish Liposarcus anisitsi (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)

Cytobios

Volumn 2001, Issue 410, 2001, Pages 153-162

  De Oliveira, C ^a   Taboga, S R ^a   Smarra, A L S ^a   Bonilla Rodriguez, G O ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air breathing organ; Catfish; Histology; Loricariidae; Stomach

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BREATHING; CATFISH; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BLOOD VESSELS; CATFISHES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; INTESTINES; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATION; STOMACH;

EID: 0035231770     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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