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[The morphological study of the respiratory organ of Electrophorus electricus]
J A Camilli1, S M Dias, A M Orsi
1Départment d'Anatomie, Institut de Biologie, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brésil.
Gegenbaurs Morphologisches Jahrbuch
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
The respiratory organ of Electrophorus electricus is located in the oral cavity and is formed by papillar structures. The papilla consists basically of a cartilaginous central nucleus and is bounded by a connective layer. The results reveal structural adaptations for the respiration among fishes which have efficient respiratory circulation related with the venous blood.