The regeneration of the tail fin actinotrichia of carp (Cyprinus carpio, Linnaeus, 1758) under the action of naproxen A regeneração das actinotriquias da nadadeira caudal da carpa (Cyprinus carpio, Linnaeus, 1758) sob a ação do naproxeno

A conglomerate of small, rigid, fusiform spicules known as actinotrichia sustains the edge of tail fins of teleost. After amputation, these structures show an extremely fast regenerative capacity. In this study we observed the effect of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, naproxen, used in the tr...

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Main Authors: PK. Böckelmann, IJ. Bechara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2009-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842009000500022