Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical observations on the process of horny growth in chelonian shells

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-162

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Chelonians; Immunocytochemistry; Scute growth; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; COLLAGEN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CHELONIAN SHELLS; CORNEOCYTES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SCUTE GROWTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIODIVERSITY;

COLLAGEN; HISTIDINE; KERATIN; KERATOHYALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDERMIS; GROWTH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLTING; NECK; NONHUMAN; PERIMETER; SEASON; SPRING; SUMMER; TAIL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDO; TESTUDO HERMANNI; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 33745007567     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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