The developmental reduction of the marsupial coracoid: A case study in monodelphis domestica

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 769-776

  Hubler, Merla ^a   Niswander, Lee A ^b   Peters, James ^a   Sears, Karen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell Death; Cell Proliferation; Development; Growth; Shoulder Girdle

Indexed keywords

DIDELPHIDAE; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONODELPHIS DOMESTICA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MONODELPHIS; ORGAN SIZE; SCAPULA;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; MONODELPHIS; ORGAN SIZE; SCAPULA;

EID: 77953990270     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10832     Document Type: Article

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