Ultrastructural contributions to an understanding of the cellular mechanisms involved in lizard skin shedding with comments on the function and evolution of a unique lepidosaurian phenomenon

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-24

  Maderson, P F A ^a   Rabinowitz, T ^b   Tandler, B ^c   Alibardi, L ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c KYUSHU DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidermus; Evolution; Lizard; Shedding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031934190     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199804)236:1<1::AID-JMOR1>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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