Eye morphology in some wild rodents

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-51

  Lluch, S ^a   Ventura, J ^a,b   Lopez Fuster M J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EYE; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ARVICOLINAE; EYE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; ARVICOLINAE; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; MUS SPRETUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 38149058270     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00796.x     Document Type: Article

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