Development of the islets, exocrine pancreas, and related ducts in the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Pisces: Cichlidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 377-389

  Morrison, Carol M ^a   Pohajdak, Bill ^b   Tam, Janet ^a   Wright Jr , James R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enteroendocrine cells; Islet neogenesis and development; Pancreas; Pancreatic and bile ducts; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CICHLID; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PANCREAS; PANCREAS DUCT; PANCREAS ISLET;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; PANCREAS, EXOCRINE; PANCREATIC DUCTS;

CICHLIDAE; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES; TILAPIA;

EID: 4544255041     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10256     Document Type: Article

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