Development of the uterine shell glands during the preovulatory and early gestation periods in oviparous and viviparous Lacerta vivipara

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 80-93

  Heulin, Benoit ^a,d   Stewart, James R ^b   Surget Groba, Yann ^a   Bellaud, Patricia ^c   Jouan, Florence ^c   Lancien, Gérard ^c   Deunff, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Laboratoire d'Anatomo Pathologie   (France)

^d Station Biologique   (France)

Author keywords

Eggshell; Oviparity; Shell glands; Uterus; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; EGG SHELL; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OVIDUCTS; OVIPOSITION; OVULATION; REPRODUCTION; UTERUS;

SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 27744501433     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10368     Document Type: Article

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