The Harderian gland of the Mexican volcano mouse Neotomodon alstoni alstoni (Merriam 1898): A morphological and biochemical approach

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 303, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-25

  Villapando, Irma ^a   Ramirez, Monica ^a   Zepeda Rodriguez, Armando ^a   Castro, Agustin Carmona ^a   Cardenas Vazquez, Rene ^a   Vilchis, Felipe ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HARDER GLAND; HISTOLOGY; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLISM; MEXICO; MURIDAE; ORGAN SIZE; SECRETION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HARDERIAN GLAND; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MEXICO; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MURIDAE; ORGAN SIZE; PORPHYRINS; SEX FACTORS;

MAMMALIA; NEOTOMODON ALSTONI; RODENTIA;

EID: 12344281931     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.98     Document Type: Article

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