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JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 215-219Publisher
BLACKWELL VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0426.2003.00452.x
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The straight intestinal tract of the mud loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus was divided into an intestine and rectum which consisted of a mucosa (epithelial layer), lamina propria-submucosa, muscularis and serosa. The intestine and rectum have shorter mucosal folds and a thinner wall. Extensive vascular capillary networks were present in the mucosa of the intestine and the rectum. The diffusion distance between the vascular capillaries and the lumen in the intestinal and rectal mucosal epithelium was about 11.2 mum (+/-1.12). The majority of the epithelial mucous cells contain acidic mucins although there are small amounts of a mixture of acidic and neutral mucins. The intestinal tract of M. anguillicaudatus is probably modified to suit its role of respiration for the deficient oxygen supply within their environment.
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