Glycohistochemistry of the external nasal gland of two lizards (Podarcis sicula campestris and Chalcides chalcides)

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-140

  Ferri, Domenico ^a   Liquori, Giuseppa Esterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

External nasal gland; Glycoconjugates; Lacertidae; Lectins; Scincidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031417338     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.30.135     Document Type: Article

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