corpuscles of Stannius

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corpuscles of Stannius

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The corpuscles of Stannius, found only in bony fishes, are sac-like bodies in the kidney. Although they were once thought to be a form of adrenocortical tissue, they differ from it in embryological origin as well as in cytological characteristics; moreover, although the corpuscles of Stannius…
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The corpuscles of Stannius, found only in bony fishes, are sac-like bodies in the kidney. Although they were once thought to be a form of adrenocortical tissue, they differ from it in embryological origin as well as in cytological characteristics; moreover, although the corpuscles of Stannius…
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