Outer extracellular matrix (ECM) in the dicyemid mesozoan Kantharella antarctica

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 349-353

  Czaker, R ^a   Janssen, H H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coelenterate; Dicyemid mesozoan; Outer ECM; Ruthenium red method; Sporozoan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038172221     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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