Hypergravity decreases carbonic anhydrase-reactivity in inner ear maculae of fish

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 301, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 815-819

  Anken, Ralf H ^a   Beier, Marion ^a   Rahmann, Hinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DENSITOMETRY; GRAVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TILAPIA; VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH; VESTIBULE;

ACOUSTIC MACULAE; ANIMALS; CARBONIC ANHYDRASES; CENTRIFUGATION; DENSITOMETRY; GRAVITATION; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; TILAPIA;

ANIMALIA; CICHLIDAE; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS;

EID: 7244261921     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.97     Document Type: Article

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