Structure of adhesive organ of the mountain-stream catfish, Pseudocheneis sulcatus (Teleostei: Sisoridae)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 231-237

  Das, Debasish ^a   Nag, Tapas Chandra ^a,b  

^a DARJEELING GOVERNMENT COLLEGE   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Filament cells; Keratinization; Mucous granules; Teleost; Tonofilaments

Indexed keywords

FISH;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

AKYSIDAE; SISORIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 29044450272     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2005.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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