Reproductive system of female scorpion: A partial review

Anatomical Record

Volumn 293, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1738-1754

  Warburg, M R ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apoikogenic; Katoikogenic; Ovariuterus; Scorpiones

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SCORPION; UTERUS FUNCTION;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; SCORPIONS; UTERUS;

BUTHIDA; BUTHIDAE; DIPLOCENTRINAE; SCORPIONES; SCORPIONIDAE; URODACIDAE; VAEJOVIDAE;

EID: 77957658061     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21219     Document Type: Review

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