Amphibian hatching gland cells: Pattern and distribution in anurans

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 225-240

  Nokhbatolfoghahai, M ^a   Downie, J R ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anuran embryos; Hatching gland cell; Microvilli; SEM

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANURAN; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELACHISTOCLEIS OVALIS; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS; EMBRYO CELL; ENZYME MECHANISM; FROG; HATCHING; HATCHING GLAND CELL; HYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLID; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLLOMEDUSA TRINITATIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; TOAD; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; PHYLLOMEDUSA TRINITATIS;

EID: 34547662108     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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