A study of the topography of the lymphatic system of the Australian brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 603-609

  Jackson, Ronald ^a   Morris, Roger S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Inguinoaxillary trunk; Marsupials; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; FEMALE; KANGAROO; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSIL; TOPOGRAPHY;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; AXILLA; FEMALE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MANDIBLE; MARSUPIALIA; PAROTID GLAND; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030037863     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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