## Abstract In addition to water and small inorganic ions, macromolecules traverse the uterine epithelium in viviparous skinks to be absorbed by the developing fetus. In some species of lizards with complex placenta, the paracellular pathway across the uterine epithelium becomes tighter and more hi
Desmosomes in the Uterine Epithelium of Noninvasive Skink Placentae
β Scribed by Joanna M. Biazik; Michael B. Thompson; Christopher R. Murphy
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 581 KB
- Volume
- 293
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1932-8486
- DOI
- 10.1002/ar.21093
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