Melano-macrophage centres and endocytic cells in kidney and spleen of pearl gouramy and platyfish (Anabantidae, Poeciliidae: Teleostei)

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-168

  Leknes, Ingvar Leiv ^a  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Haemosiderin; Lipofuscin; Melano macrophages; Pearl gouramy; Platyfish

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MACROPHAGES; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

HAEMOSIDERIN; LIPOFUSCIN; MELANO MACROPHAGES; PEARL GOURAMY; PLATYFISH;

CELLS;

FERRITIN; HEMOSIDERIN; IRON DERIVATIVE; LIPOFUSCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSOME; ERYTHROCYTE; IRON STORAGE; KIDNEY; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PEARL GOURAMY; PLATYFISH; SPLEEN; TELEOST;

ANABANTIDAE; EQUIDAE; POECILIIDAE; TELEOSTEI; TRICHOGASTER LEERI; XIPHOPHORUS MACULATUS;

EID: 33947253403     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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