Cholinergic and adrenergic innervation of lingual salt glands of the estuarine crocodile, Crocodylus porosus

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 345-351

  Franklin, Craig E ^a   Taylor, Greg ^a   Cramp, Rebecca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CROCODILIAN; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; SALINITY; SALT WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; AVES; CROCODYLUS POROSUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 33646876170     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO05001     Document Type: Article

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