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Tough and Stretchy: Mechanical Properties of the Alimentary Tract in a Fish Without a Stomach

The mechanical properties of intestinal tissues determine how a thin-walled structure exerts forces on food and absorbs the force of food as it enters and travels down the gut. These properties are critically important in durophagous and stomachless fish, which must resist the potential damage to fo...

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Autores principales: Horton, Jaquan M, Gosline, John M, Carrington, Emily
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8902788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35274078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/iob/obac003