Histology and histochemical enzyme-staining patterns of major immune organs in Epinephelus malabaricus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 729-740

  Lin, H T ^a   Lin, H Y ^b   Yang, H L ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enzyme histological staining; Histology; Immune organs; Malabar grouper; Melanomacrophage centres

Indexed keywords

FISH BIOLOGY;

EPINEPHELUS MALABARICUS; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 15944368081     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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