Ultrastructure of the olfactory epithelium in a flatfish, barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 801-804

  Nakamuta, Shoko ^a,b   Nakamuta, Nobuaki ^a,b   Taniguchi, Kazuyuki ^a,b  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fish; Olfactory epithelium; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPITHELIUM; FLOUNDER; HISTOLOGY; MICROVILLUS; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPITHELIUM; FLOUNDER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROVILLI; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

PLEURONECTIFORMES; TELEOSTEI; VERASPER MOSERI;

EID: 77954253396     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.09-0579     Document Type: Article

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