Comparative placentation, epithelial plasticity and the 'efficient barrier hypothesis'

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 320-323

  Murphy, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mammal; Placenta; Plasma embrane; Reptile; Transport; Uterus

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77958495836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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