Uterine epithelial changes during placentation in the viviparous skink Eulamprus tympanum

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 268, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 385-400

  Adams, Susan M ^a   Lui, Sylvia ^a   Jones, Susan M ^b   Thompson, Michael B ^a   Murphy, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Placental morphology; Plasma membrane transformation; Scanning electron microscopy; Skink; Uterine epithelium

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS; VITELLOGENESIS; VIVIPARITY; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; LIZARDS; PARTURITION; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; UTERUS; VITELLOGENESIS; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN; YOLK SAC;

EULAMPRUS TYMPANUM; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34248161611     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10520     Document Type: Article

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