Variation in erythrocyte size between juveniles and adults of Odontophrynus americanus

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 141-145

  Grenat, Pablo R ^a,b   Bionda, Clarisa ^a,b   Salas, Nancy E ^a   Martino, Adolfo L ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diploid; Erythrocyte; Erythrometry; Odontophrynus; Polyploidy; Red blood cells; Tetraploid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD; FROG; JUVENILE; POLYPLOIDY;

ODONTOPHRYNUS; ODONTOPHRYNUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 60449098823     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853809787392667     Document Type: Article

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