Immunoreactivity to calcium-binding proteins (cabps) in the epithelia of skin and gill of the catfish, heteropneustes fossilis

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-153

  Fasulo, Salvatore ^a   Mauceri, Angela ^a   Tagliafierro, Grazia ^b   Ricca, Maria Beatrice ^a   Cascio, Patrizia Lo ^a   Ainis, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium binding proteins; Catfish Immunohistochemistry; Gill; Skin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040791342     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386738     Document Type: Article

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