Changes in mucus cell numbers in the epidermis of the Atlantic salmon at the onset of smoltification
A sharp decrease to <50% in the numbers of mucus cells mm −2 of epidermis was observed in the skin of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar at the beginning of the smoltification period in 1997 and 1999. Average numbers decreased in 1997 from 662 mm −2 on 6 March to 275 mm −2 on 20 March and in 1999 from 8...
Published in: | Journal of Fish Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2003
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2003.00273.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.2003.00273.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2003.00273.x |
Summary: | A sharp decrease to <50% in the numbers of mucus cells mm −2 of epidermis was observed in the skin of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar at the beginning of the smoltification period in 1997 and 1999. Average numbers decreased in 1997 from 662 mm −2 on 6 March to 275 mm −2 on 20 March and in 1999 from 828 mm −2 on 3 March to 388 mm 2 on 24 March. A second smaller decrease was observed towards the end of smoltification in both years. |
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