Axial orthogonal fiber reinforcement in the penis of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 233, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-255

  Kelly, D A ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANATOMY; ANIMAL; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PENIS; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANATOMY, ARTISTIC; ANIMALS; ARMADILLOS; COLLAGEN; MALE; PENIS;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031238590     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199709)233:3<249::AID-JMOR4>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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