Fine structure of the branchial epithelium in the teleost Oreochromis niloticus

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 621-633

  Monteiro, Sandra Mariza ^a,b   Oliveira, Elsa ^c   Fontaínhas Fernandes, António ^a,b   Sousa, Mário ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Filament epithelium; Gill; Mitochondria rich cells; Pavement cells; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAPILLARY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FISH; GILL; HISTOLOGY; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MITOCHONDRION; NEUROEPITHELIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CAPILLARIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FISHES; GILLS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MITOCHONDRIA; NEUROEPITHELIAL CELLS; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77950418252     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10821     Document Type: Article

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