The primate Harderian gland: Does it really exist?

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 319-327

  Rehorek, Susan J ^a   Smith, Timothy D ^a  

^a SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Harderian glands; Neonates; Primates; Tarsal glands

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID; FEMALE; HAPLORHINI; HARDER GLAND; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MARMOSET; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORBIT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; PROSIMIAN;

CALLITRICHIDAE; LEMURIFORMES; LORISIFORMES; PRIMATES; SIMIIFORMES; TARSIUS SYRICHTA;

EID: 33745514786     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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