Morphology and fine structure of the heart of the burbot, a cold stenothermal fish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 106-121

  Tiitu, V ^a   Vornanen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Collagen; Heart mass; Mitochondria; Myocyte size; Myofibrils; Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Indexed keywords

FISH BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

LOTA LOTA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0037411539     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2002.tb01740.x     Document Type: Article

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