Morphology and immuno-histochemistry of the caudal neurosecretory system of a marine euryhaline fish, dicentrarchus labrax, acclimated to low salinity

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-22

  Cioni, Carla ^a   De Merich, Diego ^a   Pepe, Alessandro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Neurosecretion; Pisces

Indexed keywords

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; PISCES; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 0038024724     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009609356101     Document Type: Article

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