Uterine and eggshell structure and histochemistry in a lizard with prolonged uterine egg retention (Lacertilia, Scincidae, Saiphos)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 271, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1342-1351

  Stewart, James R ^a   Mathieson, Ashley N ^a   Ecay, Tom W ^b   Herbert, Jacquie F ^c   Parker, Scott L ^c   Thompson, Michael B ^c  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eggshell; Uterine egg retention; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARDS; OVUM; UTERUS;

EID: 79952198852     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10877     Document Type: Article

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