Ultrastructural patterns of secretory activity in serous cutaneous glands of the pacific tree-frog Hyla regilla (Anura, hylidae)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue SUPPL.2, 2004, Pages 77-80

  Brizzi, Rossana ^a   Corti, Claudia ^a   Delfino, Giovanni ^a   Drewes, Robert ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia animale e Genetica   (Italy)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous Glands; Hylidae; Infrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANURA; HYLA; HYLA INTERMEDIA; HYLA ITALICA; HYLIDAE; PHYSALAEMUS BILIGONIGERUS; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA; SCINAX NASICA;

EID: 13944250041     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000409356611     Document Type: Article

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