Meaning of Teleost | Babel Free

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A fish of the taxonomic infraclass Teleostei.

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“1969, W. S. Hoar, D. J. Randall (editors), Fish⟳ Physiology, Volume 2: The Endocrine System, page 156, There are no direct⟳ studies of the effects of arginine vasotocin or 4 Ser, 8 Ile oxytocin in the holostean bony fish⟳. It can only be suggested that the histological evidence suggests a possible role in the control⟳ of the adenohypophysis and that systemic effects might well parallel those found in the closely related teleosts.”

“After antigenic stimulation, increased amounts of lymphoid tissue does appear⟳, in the spleen of teleosts. The lymphoid tissue of teleost spleen consists of lymphoid cells, mainly small, medium, and large lymphocytes arranged in a supporting reticular cell meshwork.”

“Nevertheless, an element of real danger adds a piscine frisson to most encounters with this mysterious teleost.”

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