Dexamethasone action on caudal fin regeneration of carp Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Studies have demonstrated that the prolonged use of corticoids can delay the healing process, affecting re-epithelialization, neovascularization and collagen synthesis. As the fins of teleost fish contain a large amount of collagen, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of dexam...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Biology
Main Authors:	BS. Ochandio, IJ. Bechara, PP. Parise-Maltempi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Subjects:	dexamethasone caudal fin tissue regeneration collagen fish
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842015000200027&lng=en&tlng=en