Heterochrony and Early Left-Right Asymmetry in the Development of the Cardiorespiratory System of Snakes

Snake lungs show a remarkable diversity of organ asymmetries. The right lung is always fully developed, while the left lung is either absent, vestigial, or well-developed (but smaller than the right). A ‘tracheal lung’ is present in some taxa. These asymmetries are reflected in the pulmonary arterie...

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Autores principales: van Soldt, Benjamin J., Metscher, Brian D., Poelmann, Robert E., Vervust, Bart, Vonk, Freek J., Müller, Gerd B., Richardson, Michael K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4282204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25555231
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116416

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