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Cold exposure increases branchial water–blood barrier thickness in the eel
Author(s) -
Tuurala H.,
Egginton S.,
Soivio A.
Publication year - 1998
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.1095-8649.1998.tb00993.x
Subject(s) - biology , overwintering , torpor , anguillidae , anguilla rostrata , acclimatization , fishery , zoology , anatomy , thermoregulation , ecology , fish <actinopterygii>
Cold acclimation (5 v . 25° C) of freshwater eel, Anguilla anguilla induces a remodelling of gill fine structure. The increase in branchial water–blood barrier thickness may reflect an adaptive response appropriate for overwintering torpor.