Variation in plasma glucose and pancreatic β cells in the turtle, Lissemys punctata (order: Chelonia; family: Trionychidae)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-118

  Chandavar, Vidya R ^a,b   Naik, Prakash R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

cell; Lissemys punctata; Plasma glucose; Seasonal variation; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINOLOGY; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; LISSEMYS PUNCTATA; TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 4944246161     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-7272.2004.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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