Ultrastructure and distribution of superficial neuromasts of blind cavefish, Phreatichthys andruzzii, juveniles

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 665-671

  Dezfuli, Bahram S ^a   Magosso, Sara ^a   Simoni, Edi ^a   Hills, Kathleen ^b   Berti, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Backhill of Smiddyburn   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eyeless fish; Hair cells; Lateral line; Transmission and scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; FISH; MICROSTRUCTURE;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES (TEM); EYELESS FISH; HAIR CELLS; LATERAL LINE; MANTLE CELLS; SUPERFICIAL NEUROMASTS; T-TESTS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FISH; GOLGI COMPLEX; HAIR CELL; HEAD; NEUROMAST; NONHUMAN; PHREATICHTHYS ANDRUZZII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY RECEPTOR; STEREOCILIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRUNK; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ASTYANAX FASCIATUS MEXICANUS; CYPRINIDAE; PHREATICHTHYS ANDRUZZII; PYRUS;

EID: 69249122935     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20714     Document Type: Article

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