Fibronectin 1B Gene Plays an Important Role in Loach Barbel Air-Breathing

Loach (<i>Misgurnus anguillicaudatus</i>) is well known to perform air-breathing through the posterior intestine and skin. However, we find here for the first time a unique central vascular structure in the loach barbel, with a blood–gas diffusion distance as short as that of the posteri...

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Main Authors: Bing Sun, Songqian Huang, Longfei Huang, Lijuan Yang, Jian Gao, Xiaojuan Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/21/11928