Journal article
Structural modifications of the esophagus linked to osmoregulation in eels.
Abstract
In comparison with the fresh-water Eel (Anguilla anguilla L.), the oesophagus of the sea-water Eel displays an almost complete regression of the multilayered epithelium and consequently the disappearance of mucous cells. In contrast, a large development of a columnaŕ epithelium is associated with a tremendous proliferation of the subepithelial vascularization. These modifications enable one to interpret the changes in ionic permeability of the …
Authors
Laurent P; Kirsch R; Fontaine MM
Journal
Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Vol. 280, No. 19, pp. 2227–2229
Publication Date
May 21, 1975
ISSN
0567-655X