Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology

Krause, William J.

This work is a brief review of the pre- and postnatal development in the North American opossum (Didelphis virginiana) presented in two volumes. Volume I summarizes gametes and fertilization, blastocyst formationan and early organogenesis, fetal membranes and placentation, parturition and migration to the pouch, general postnatal growth and development, and histogenesis/organogenesis of the integument, musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular system, blood and blood forming organs, lymphatic organs, nervous system, eye, and ear. Volume II summarizes the histogenesis/organogenesis of the respiratory, digestive, urinary, male and female reproductive and classical endocrine systems.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1998-09-21

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783540644682

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-72216-5

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 120