Topological and histological description of preoptic area and hypothalamus in cardinal tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi (Characiformes: Characidae)

ABSTRACT Topological and histological descriptions of the preoptic area and hypothalamus of the cardinal tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi were performed. Standard histological paraffin sections were used and stained with Nissl technique, and plastic sections for high-resolution optic microscopy (HROM)....

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Main Authors: Laura Rincón, Martha J. Obando, Mario O. Tovar, Matías Pandolfi, Hernan Hurtado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2017-04-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252017000100225&lng=en&tlng=en