title: Overlapping platelets: a diffusion barrier in a teleost swimbladder.
abstract: Overlapping platelets are layered within the connective tissue of the wall of a closed (physoclistous) swimbladder. The close, staggered arrangement of the platelets is viewed as a physical barrier that can interfere with the diffusion pathway of gas molecules. The result is a more efficient retention of gas pressures within the swimbladder.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Copeland