Fig. 6
From: A sodium binding system alleviates acute salt stress during seawater acclimation in eels
Bound Na distribution in gill, esophagus (Eso), anterior intestine (AI), middle intestine (MI), and skin of eels acclimated to FW, SW 3 h, SW 1 d, or SW 7 d. Scale on the right shows the color gradient of Na concentration. Lm = lamellae; Ca = cartilage; Ep = luminal epithelium; Mu = muscle; MC = mucus cells; MM = mucus mass; Lu = lumen; Pa = pancreas; Ed = epidermis; De = dermis; Hy = hypodermis; Sc = sub-epidermal scale