Observations on the chorioallantoic placenta of the Indian flying fox, Pteropus giganteus giganteus

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 523-530

  Karim, K B ^a   Bhatnagar, Kunwar P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Bat; Interhaemal membrane; Placenta; Pteropus giganteus; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; CHORIOALLANTOIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM; GIANT CELL; INDIA; LIMB BUD; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0030479596     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(96)80110-5     Document Type: Article

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