Ultrastructural characteristics of the lung of Melanophryniscus stelzneri stelzneri (Weyenberg, 1875) (Anura, Bufonidae)

Biocell

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 347-355

  Hermida, Gladys N ^a   Farías, Alejandro ^a   Fiorito, Luisa E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Electronic microscopic; Lung ultrastructure; Respiratory epithelium; Toad

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 1; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG STRUCTURE; MALE; MELANOPHRYNISCUS STELZNERI STELZNERI; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOAD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ANURA; LUNG; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; MELANOPHRYNISCUS STELZNERI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036998198     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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