The mammalian yolk sac placenta

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 312, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 545-554

  Freyer, Claudia ^a   Renfree, Marilyn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RABBIT; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; YOLK SAC;

ADULT; ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MARSUPIALIA; MICE; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; YOLK SAC;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA; RODENTIA; THERIA;

EID: 69349085731     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21239     Document Type: Article

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