Scanning electron microscopic study of the oesophageal mucous layer in the eel, Anguilla anguilla L. |
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| Authors: | W. Humbert R. Kirsch M. F. Meister |
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| Affiliation: | Laboratoire de Zoologie et d'Embryologie expérimentale, 12 rue de l'Université, 67000 Strasbourg, France |
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| Abstract: | The structure of the mucous layer covering the oesophageal epithelium was analysed by scanning electron microscopy in the eel, Anguilla anguilla . Different fixation procedures were used to conserve the mucus in situ. The mucous layer changes progressively down the oesophagus from a thick dense layer to a very thin fibrous network. The possible roles of these mucous structures in ion absorption are discussed. |
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