Histological evidence for secretory bioluminescence from pectoral pockets of the American Pocket Shark (Mollisquama mississippiensis)

The function of pocket shark pectoral pockets has puzzled scientists over decades. Here, we show that the pockets of the American Pocket Shark (Mollisquama mississippiensis) contain a brightly fluorescent stratified cubic epithelium enclosed in a pigmented sheath and in close contact with the basal...

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Autores principales: Claes, Julien M., Delroisse, Jérôme, Grace, Mark A., Doosey, Michael H., Duchatelet, Laurent, Mallefet, Jérôme
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7599239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33128012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75656-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7599239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33128012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75656-8

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