Structure of immune organ in edible catfish, Mystus gulio

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 757-764

  Deivasigamani, B ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Head kidney; Interrenal gland; Lymphocytes; Melanomacrophage; Mystus gulio

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BLOOD; EDIBLE SPECIES; FISH; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MICROSTRUCTURE;

ANATOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATFISH; FEMALE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; MYSTUS GULIO; NONHUMAN; RETICULUM CELL; VEIN;

BAGRIDAE; MYSTUS GULIO;

EID: 35348947481     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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