An introduction to the Mexican Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Lab Animal

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 41-47

  Gresens, Jill ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMALIA;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MODELS, ANIMAL;

EID: 16544377166     PISSN: 00937355     EISSN: 15484475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/laban1004-41     Document Type: Article

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