Development and spatial organization of the air conduits in the lung of the domestic fowl, gallus Gallus variant domesticus

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 689-702

  Makanya, Andrew N ^a   Djonov, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Avian; Development; Lung; Parabronchi; Secondary bronchi

Indexed keywords

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AIR CONDUITS; AVIAN; CASTING METHOD; DEVELOPMENT; GROUP-ORIENTED; INTRATRACHEAL; LUNG; PARABRONCHUS; SECONDARY BRONCHUS; SPATIAL ORGANIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; CELL MIGRATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHICKEN; DEVELOPMENT; DOMESTIC FOWL; EMBRYO; LUNG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPROUTING;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 53049084297     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20608     Document Type: Article

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