Hormone receptor expression in interdigital glands of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 463-469

  Lamps, Laura W ^a   Smoller, Bruce R ^a   Goodwin, Thomas E ^b   Rasmussen, L E L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b HENDRIX COLLEGE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Elephant; Hormone receptor; Immunohistochemistry; Interdigital gland

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHAS; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 9144239490     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20002     Document Type: Article

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