The effects of feeding on cell morphology and proliferation of the gastrointestinal tract of juvenile Burmese pythons (Python molurus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1255-1267

  Helmstetter, Cécile ^a   Pope, Robert K ^a   T'Flachebba, Mathieu ^a   Secor, Stephen M ^b   Lignot, Jean Hervé ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FASTING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SNAKE;

ANIMALIA; PYTHON MOLURUS; PYTHONIDAE;

EID: 71149115231     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-110     Document Type: Article

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