Ultrastructural features of the epidermis of the planarian Artioposthia triangulata (Dendy)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 347, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 15-24

  McGee, Catherine ^a   Fairweather, Ian ^a   Blackshaw, Rod P ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artioposthia triangulata; Epidermis; Secretions; Turbellaria; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTIOPOSTHIA TRIANGULATA;

EID: 0030866999     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1002934504296     Document Type: Article

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