Morphology of Bufo ictericus integument (Amphibia, Bufonidae)

Micron

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 532-538

  De Brito Gitirana, L ^a   Azevedo, R A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bufo ictericus; Electron microscopy; Light microscopy; Low vacuum electron microscopy; Morphology

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BUFO ICTERICUS INTEGUMENT; COLLAGENOUS FIBERS; CUTANEOUS GLANDS; SPONGIOUS DERMIS;

CELLS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; SKIN; TOAD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SKIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO ICTERICUS; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 23044469538     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2005.03.013     Document Type: Article

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