Ultrastructure of poison glands of South American frogs: A comparison between Physalaemus albonotatus and Leptodactylus chaquensis (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-258

  Alvarez, Blanca Beatriz ^a   Delfino, Giovanni ^b   Nosi, Daniele ^b   Terreni, Alessandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leptodactylidae; Serous glands; Skin; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXOCRINE GLAND; FROGS AND TOADS; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; GOLGI COMPLEX; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETORY VESICLE; SKIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMPHIBIAN VENOMS; ANIMALS; ANURA; EXOCRINE GLANDS; GOLGI APPARATUS; SECRETORY VESICLES; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

ANURA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS CHAQUENSIS; PHYSALAEMUS ALBONOTATUS; PHYSALAEMUS BILIGONIGERUS;

EID: 13944261243     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10301     Document Type: Article

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