Histological characterization of the special venom secretory cells in the stinger of rays in the northern waters of Persian Gulf and Oman Sea

Toxicon

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1188-1194

  Dehghani, Hadi ^a   Sajjadi, Mir Masoud ^a   Parto, Paria ^b   Rajaian, Hamid ^b   Mokhlesi, Amin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HORMOZGAN   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Histology; Persian Gulf and Oman Sea; Stinger; Stingray; Venom secretory cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; ENVENOMATION; EPIDERMIS; GULF STREAM; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; IRAN; MARINE SPECIES; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; SECRETORY CELL; SPECIES COMPARISON; STINGRAY; TOXIN ANALYSIS; VENOM SECRETORY CELL;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; EPIDERMIS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FISH VENOMS; FISHES, POISONOUS; MIDDLE EAST; SEAWATER; SKATES (FISH);

ANIMALIA; DASYATIDAE; GYMNURIDAE; MYLIOBATIDAE;

EID: 77649273912     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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