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Ultrastructure of the liver in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque)
Author(s) -
Hinton David E.,
Pool Charlotte R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1976.tb03944.x
Subject(s) - ictalurus , catfish , biology , ultrastructure , epithelium , hepatocyte , anatomy , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , biochemistry , genetics , in vitro
Livers of 38 channel catfish were studied by light and electron microscopy and the morphology of hepatocytes, endothelial cells, Kupffer cells, fat‐storing cells, macrophages, exocrine pancreatic cells, and epithelium of bile pre‐ductules and ducts was described, Hepatocytes contained large peri‐canalicular bodies which showed acid hydrolase activity. A comparison between catfish liver and that of other teleosts was made. The applicability of the findings to pathobiological studies of teleost liver is described.