The development of the gubernaculum and inguinal closure in the marsupial Macropus eugenii

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-256

  Coveney, Douglas ^a   Shaw, Geoffrey ^a   Hutson, John M ^a,b   Renfree, Marilyn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evolution; Hyaluronic acid; Pouch; Processus vaginalis; Scrotum; Tammar wallaby; Testicular descent

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREMASTER MUSCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HYDROCELE; INGUINAL CANAL; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; MAMMARY GLAND; MARSUPIAL; MIGRATION; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OVARY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; TESTIS; TESTIS DESCENT; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; INGUINAL CANAL; KERATINS; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; SCROTUM; TESTIS; VIMENTIN; WOLFFIAN DUCT;

ANIMALIA; MACROPUS; MACROPUS EUGENII; METATHERIA;

EID: 0036737856     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2002.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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