The histological structure of glyptosaurine osteoderms (Squamata: Anguidae), and the problem of osteoderm development in squamates

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 729-737

  de Buffrénil, Vivian ^a   Sire, Jean Yves ^b   Rage, Jean Claude ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Bone remodeling; Bone tissue; Hypermineralized tissues; Integumantary skeleton; Metaplasia

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE REMODELING; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; INTEGUMENT; LIZARD; METHODOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE REMODELING; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; LIZARDS; OSTEOGENESIS; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SKIN;

ANGUIDAE; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77952171367     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10829     Document Type: Article

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