Morphology of the lymphoid organs of the bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 505-517

  Cowan, Daniel F ^a,b   Smith, Toby L ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal canal; Anal tonsil; Cetaceans; Lymph nodes; Lymphatic system; Lymphoepithelial organ; Spleen; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; DOLPHIN; FEMALE; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; KIDNEY; LIVER HILUS; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MALE; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPLEEN; THORACIC AORTA; THYMUS; TONSIL;

ANIMALS; DOLPHINS; FEMALE; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 0032790416     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299004896     Document Type: Article

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