Four types of mucous cells of the branchial epithelium of Poecilia are described. Type I in the apical region of the branchial filament; type II in the apical and interlamellar region; type III cells only in the interlamellar region; and type IV cells in the branchial arch. 1996 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles
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