Light and electron microscopic study of the anterior oesophagus of Bulla striata (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-138

  Lobo da Cunha, Alexandre ^a,b   Oliveira, Elsa ^a   Alves, Ângela ^a   Coelho, Rita ^c   Calado, Gonçalo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Portuguese Institute of Malacology   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cephalaspidea; Cytochemistry; Digestive system; Histochemistry; Secretory cells

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MOLLUSC;

BULLA STRIATA; CEPHALASPIDEA; EUKARYOTA; MOLLUSCA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 77954471438     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2009.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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