Ultrastructure of the external gill epithelium of the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum with reference to ionic transport

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 445-455

  Jarial, M S ^a   Wilkins, J H ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Golgi complexes; Intercellular spaces; Mitochondria; Mucous granules; Rough endoplasmic reticulum

Indexed keywords

SILVER; SILVER NITRATE;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CAPILLARY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL TYPE; CELL WALL; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DESMOSOME; EPITHELIUM; GILL; GOLGI COMPLEX; GRANULE CELL; ION TRANSPORT; LEYDIG CELL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROVILLUS; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUCOUS CELL; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZONULAE ADHERENS; ZONULAE OCCLUDENS;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, ROUGH; EPITHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GILLS; GOLGI APPARATUS; MICROVILLI; MITOCHONDRIA;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM;

EID: 2442630241     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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