Descriptive analysis of the flexor and extensor myology of the forelimb of Polychrus acutirostris (Squamata, Polychrotidae);Análisis descriptivo de la miología flexora y extensora del miembro anterior de Polychrus acutirostris (Squamata, polychrotidae)

Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 81-89

  Moro, Silvia ^a   Abdala, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Descriptive anatomy; Forelimb; Myology; Polychrus acutirostris

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645111407     PISSN: 00311049     EISSN: 18070205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492004000500001     Document Type: Article

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