Scanning electron microscopy of the placental interface in the viviparous lizard Sceloporus jarrovi (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 272, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 465-484

  Anderson, Kristie E ^a   Blackburn, Daniel G ^a   Dunlap, Kent D ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioallantois; Fetal membranes; Placenta; Viviparity; Yolk sac

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS; YOLK SAC;

ALLANTOIS; ANIMALS; CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PREGNANCY; UTERUS; YOLK SAC;

PHRYNOSOMATINAE; REPTILIA; SAUROPSIDA; SCELOPORUS JARROVII; SCELOPORUS JARROVII JARROVII; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 79952526002     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10925     Document Type: Article

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