Histology and ultrastructure of the placental membranes of the viviparous brown snake, Storeria dekayi (Colubridae: Natricinae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1137-1154

  Blackburn, Daniel G ^a   Anderson, Kristie E ^a   Johnson, Amy R ^a   Knight, Siobhan R ^a   Gavelis, Gregory S ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioallantois; Fetal membranes; Omphalopleure; Oviduct; Placenta; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHORIOALLANTOIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SNAKE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; COLUBRIDAE; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; UTERUS; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

COLUBRIDAE; NATRICINAE; SERPENTES; STORERIA DEKAYI;

EID: 69449084102     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10650     Document Type: Article

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