Structure of Shell Membranes and Water Permeability in Eggs of the Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle Pelodiscus sinensis (Reptilia: Trionychidae)

Current Herpetology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Yoshizaki, Norio ^a   Doi, Osamu ^a   Uto, Norihiko ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chinese soft shelled turtle; Limiting membrane; Shell membrane; Ultrastructure; Water permeability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646561466     PISSN: 13455834     EISSN: 18811019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5358/hsj.23.1     Document Type: Article

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