Serous cutaneous glands in the natterjack Bufo calamita (Anura, Bufonidae): The fundamental role of aggregation processes during poison maturation

Zoology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-66

  Delfino, Giovanni ^a   Melis, Guido ^a  

^a Dipto di Biol Animale e Genetica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Development; Secretion; Skin glands; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039164048     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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