An immunohistochemical study of gill epithelium cells in the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-121

  Monteiro, Sandra Mariza ^a   Fontainhas Fernandes, António ^a   Sousa, Mário ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gills; Mitochondria rich cells; Mucous cells; Oreochromis niloticus; Teleostei

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ALCIAN BLUE; ANTIBODY; ANTISERUM; CHLORIDE ION; CYCLINE; PROTEIN; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; SODIUM ION; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PH; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL TYPE; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GIEMSA STAIN; GILL; GRANULAR CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITOCHONDRION; MUCOUS CELL; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; SODIUM TRANSPORT; STEM CELL;

MAMMALIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TELEOSTEI; TILAPIA;

EID: 77954378223     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10042-008-0105-5     Document Type: Article

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