Ultrastructure and early embryonic shell formation in the terrestrial pulmonate snail, Euhadra hickonis

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-244

  Takaichi, S ^a,f   Mizuhira, V ^b   Hasegawa, H ^c   Suzaki, T ^d   Notoya, M ^c   Ejiri, S ^e   Ozawa, H ^e   Van Wyk, J H ^f  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHIONOGI AND CO LTD   (Japan)

^d KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; SHELL; SNAIL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COLUMELLA; EUHADRA; EUHADRA HICKONIS; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0041411733     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/69.3.229     Document Type: Article

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