Intermittent hypoxia in eggs of Ambystoma maculatum: Embryonic development and egg capsule conductance

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2430-2435

  Valls, J Hunter ^a   Mills, Nathan E ^a  

^a HARDING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma maculatum; Amphibian; Egg capsule conductance; Embryonic development; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ALGA; AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE; AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; OVUM; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE; AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMBYSTOMATIDAE; AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 34547729683     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.003541     Document Type: Article

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