A scanning and transmission electron microscopy study of the parabronchial unit in quail (Coturnix coturnix) and town pigeons (Columba livia)

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Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-284

  Klika, E ^a   Scheuermann, D W ^a   De Groodt Lasseel, M H A ^a   Bazantova, I ^a   Switka, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Combined scanning and transmission electron microscopy study; Parabronchus; Quail; Town pigeon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAS EXCHANGE; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0032841217     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.4950210407     Document Type: Article

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