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Pavement cell ultrastructural differences on Hoplias malabaricus, gill epithelia
Author(s) -
Moron S. E.,
Fernandes M. N.
Publication year - 1996
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.1095-8649.1996.tb00030.x
Subject(s) - biology , ultrastructure , protein filament , anatomy , genetics
Pavement cells from the leading and trailing edges of the gill filament of Hoplias malabaricus , exhibit a complex system of microridges, a long tight junction and a large number of desmosomes . Pavement cells from the secondary lamellae are smooth surfaced with clearly defined cell boundaries by a circular microridge. The junctional complex of these cells is short and it is characterized by an intense interdigitation between cells.