Basics of skin structure and function in elasmobranchs: A review

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1940-1967

  Meyer, W ^a   Seegers, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Function; Integument; Rays; Sharks; Structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DERMIS; ELASMOBRANCH; EPIDERMIS; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HISTOLOGY; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN;

ANIMALS; DERMIS; ELASMOBRANCHII; EPIDERMIS; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; OSTEICHTHYES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84859785153     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03207.x     Document Type: Review

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