Microanatomy of the terminal air spaces of baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii) lungs

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 473-479

  Ninomiya, Hiroyoshi ^a   Inomata, Tomo ^a   Shirouzu, Hiroshi ^b   Katsumata, Etsuko ^c  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Taiji Whale Museum   (Japan)

^c Kamogawa Sea World   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baird's whale; Corrosion cast; Functional anatomy; SEM; Terminal airways

Indexed keywords

BERARDIUS BAIRDII; CETACEA; ZIPHIIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; LUNG; MALE; WHALE;

ANIMALS; LUNG; MALE; WHALES;

EID: 20844433419     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.67.473     Document Type: Article

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