Structure and composition of teleost scales from snakehead Channa argus (Cantor) (Perciformes: Channidae)
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The structure of teleost scales from snakehead Channa argus was investigated using thermogravimetric analysis (TG), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy‐dispersive analysis of X‐rays (EDAX), Fourier transform infra‐red spectroscopy (FTIR) and X‐ray diffraction (XRD). Thermal treatment of fish scales indicates that the fibrillary plate is partially calcified. SEM shows two kinds of scale denticles, arranged along the circuli in the anterior field and the lateral fields, respectively. TEM indicates the stratum laxum with abundant fibrils, chromatophores and capillary blood vessels within the scale covering, and shows the fibrillary plate as an ‘orthogonal plywood structure’ of stratified lamellae, consisting of 80–100 nm diameter collagen fibres co‐aligned in individual lamellae and alternated by c. 90° of the fibre alignment between adjacent lamellae. EDAX, FTIR and XRD show that the mineral phase of the scales is a carbonated hydroxyapatite with a Ca:P molar ratio of 1·85.
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- Authors
- Liu, W. T., Zhang, Y., Li, G. Y., Miao, Y. Q., & Wu, X. H.
- Affiliations
- Zhejiang Normal University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Li, G. Y.
- Venue
- Journal of Fish Biology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-02-21
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1055-1067
- ISSN
- 0022-1112 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-8649
- OpenAlex
- W1998228007
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 24
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- FWCI
- 1.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Fish Biology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Collagen: Extraction and Characterization
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
- Keywords
- fish scales, Channa argus, snakehead, scale structure, collagen fibers, calcification, carbonated hydroxyapatite, chromatophores
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