Structure of the caecilian Siphonops annulatus (Amphibia, Gymnophiona): General aspect of the body, disposition of the organs and structure of the mouth, oesophagus and stomach

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-84

  Junqueira, L C U ^a   Jared, C ^b   Antoniazzi, M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caecilian Siphonops; Digestive system; General anatomy; Gymnophiona

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; HISTOLOGY; MOUTH; MUCOUS CELL; NONHUMAN; STOMACH; TASTE BUD; TONGUE;

SIPHONOPS ANNULATUS;

EID: 0032995251     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6395.1999.20009.x     Document Type: Article

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