Mucosubstance histochemistry in the esophagus of the lizard Agama stellio stellio

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 224-229

  Loumbourdis, N S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; MUCUS;

AGAMA; AGAMA STELLIO; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0041387541     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853803322390499     Document Type: Article

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