Multifarious activities of gut epithelium in an appendicularian (Oikopleura dioica: Tunicata)

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 479-490

  Cima, F ^a   Brena, C ^a   Burighel, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIKOPLEURA DIOICA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0036941957     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0850-5     Document Type: Article

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