Viviparous Lizard, Eulamprus tympanum, Shows Changes in the Uterine Surface Epithelium During Early Pregnancy That Are Similar to the Plasma Membrane Transformation of Mammals

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 346-357

  Hosie, Margot J ^a   Adams, Susan M ^a   Thompson, Michael B ^a   Murphy, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eulamprus tympanum; Oviduct; SEM; Surface epithelium; Ultrastructure; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; LIZARD; MAMMAL; OVIDUCT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MAMMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OVIDUCTS; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EULAMPRUS; EULAMPRUS TYMPANUM; MAMMALIA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 0345015492     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10163     Document Type: Article

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