Renal vasculature and uriniferous tubules in the common iguana

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-104

  Guo, M ^a   Ditrich, H ^b   Splechtna, H ^b  

^a JINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 0029848252     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199607)229:1<97::AID-JMOR6>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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