chloride secretory cells
chloride secretory cells
cells present in the gills of TELEOST fish which actively extrude salts in marine conditions. In freshwater, the cells move salts into the body from the surrounding water.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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