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Poison glands in the pectoral spines of two catfishes—Heteropnuestes fossilis (Bloch) andPlotosus arab (Forsk), with remarks on the nature of their venom

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Abbreviations

Al. con. t.:

Alveolar connective tissue

B. Mem.:

Basement membrane

B. ves.:

Blood vessel

Ep.:

Epidermis

Ep. L.:

Epidermal lamella

Muc. c.:

Mucous cell

P. gl.:

Poison gland

Sec. c.:

Secretory cells

Sp.:

Spine

T. B.:

Taste bud

References

  • Day, Francis (1889) ‘Fauna of British India’,Fishes, Vol. 1.

  • Evans, H. Muir (1923)Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London, Series B, Vol. 212.

  • Norman, J.R. (1931)A History of Fishes, London.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Central College, Bangalore

    B. S. Bhimachar

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Communicated by Prof. A. Subba Rau

In conclusion I wish to express my gratitude to Prof. A. Subba Rau,d.sc. (London),f.r.m.s., at whose suggestion this study was undertaken for his valuable criticisms and guidance and my best thanks to Mr. P. A. Ramakrishna Iyer,m.sc., for preparing sections of the pectoral spines and to Dr. P. M. N. Naidu,d.sc., for conducting the hemolytic experiments.

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Bhimachar, B.S. Poison glands in the pectoral spines of two catfishes—Heteropnuestes fossilis (Bloch) andPlotosus arab (Forsk), with remarks on the nature of their venom. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 19, 65–70 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049772

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