Serous cutaneous glands in New World hylid frogs: An ultrastructural study on skin poisons confirms phylogenetic relationships between Osteopilus septentrionalis and Phrynohyas venulosa

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 176-186

  Delfino, Giovanni ^a,b   Brizzi, Rossana ^a   Nosi, Daniele ^a   Terreni, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Biol Animale e Genetica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Osteopilus; Phrynohyas; Serous glands; Skin; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANURA; EXOCRINE GLANDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PHYLOGENY; POISONS; SECRETORY VESICLES; SEROUS MEMBRANE; SKIN; SOUTH AMERICA; TOXINS; ANIMALS; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANURA; HYLIDAE; OSTEOPILUS; OSTEOPILUS SEPTENTRIONALIS; PHRYNOHYAS; PHRYNOHYAS VENULOSA;

POISON; TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXOCRINE GLAND; FROGS AND TOADS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUCOSA; PHYLOGENY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; SECRETION; SECRETORY VESICLE; SEROSA; SKIN; SOUTH AMERICA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0035996816     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1119     Document Type: Article

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