Stomach as an additional respiratory organ, as exemplified by Ancistrus multispinnis (Couvier et Valenciennes, 1937), Siluriformes, Teleostei
The micro- and ultrastructure of intestinal wall of 29 individuals of Ancistrus multispinnis was examined under the scanning and transmission electron microscopes. The presence of cellular structures, analogous to type I pneumocytes forming the mammalian pulmonary lining, was identified in the stoma...
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| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2000-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria |
| Online Access: | https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/25711/download/pdf/ |
