Cyclic histological changes of the oviductal-cloacal junction in the viviparous snake Toluca lineata

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 91-100

  Uribe, Mari Carmen ^a   González Porter, Gracia ^a   Palmer, Brent D ^b   Guillette Jr , Louis J ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Oviductal cloacal junction; Snake; Viviparous

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031927008     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199808)237:2<91::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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