Three types of cutaneous glands in the skin of the salamandrid pleurodeles waltl. A histological and ultrastructural study

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 892-902

  Heiss, Egon ^a   Natchev, Nikolay ^a   Rabanser, Alexander ^a   Weisgram, Josef ^a   Hilgers, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Caudata; Pleurodeles waltl; Poison glands; Skin glands

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EXOCRINE GLAND; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALAMANDER; SKIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; PLEURODELES; SKIN;

AMPHIBIA; CAUDATA; PLEURODELES; PLEURODELES WALTL; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 67651047263     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10728     Document Type: Article

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