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Ultrastructure of the secondary gill lamella of the icefish, Chaenocephalus aceratus
Author(s) -
Hughes G. M.,
ByczkowskaSmyk A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1974.tb03145.x
Subject(s) - lamella (surface anatomy) , biology , ultrastructure , anatomy , zoology
The basic structure of the secondary lamella is similar to that found in most fishes, but the water/blood barrier is relatively thick (c. 8 pm) of which about 90% is epithelium. The marginal channel is larger than channels between pillar cells which appear to have contracted.