Muscle Architecture of the Elongated Nose in the Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 533-537

  Endo, Hideki ^a,b   Hayashi, Yoshihiro ^c   Komiya, Teruyuki ^d   Narushima, Etsuo ^d   Sasaki, Motoki ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Ueno Zoological Gardens   (Japan)

^e OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; Conduit; Musculus caninus; Nose; Nostril

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; MUSCULUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; NOSE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NOSE;

EID: 0035349158     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.63.533     Document Type: Article

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