The evolution of venom-conducting fangs: Insights from developmental biology

Toxicon

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 975-981

  Jackson, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colubroidea; Development; Evolution; Fangs; Morphology; Serpentes; Teeth; Venom

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EVOLUTION; HYPOTHESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE VENOMS; SNAKES; TOOTH;

COLUBRIDAE; COLUBROIDEA; SERPENTES;

EID: 34247594261     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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