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Form and Function of the skin glands in the Himalayan newt Tylototriton verrucosus

BACKGROUND: Amphibians have evolved a remarkable diversity of defensive mechanisms against predators. One of the most conspicuous components in their defense is related to their ability to produce and store a high variety of bioactive (noxious to poisonous) substances in specialized skin glands. Pre...

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Autores principales: Wanninger, Marion, Schwaha, Thomas, Heiss, Egon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5998448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29942644
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40851-018-0095-x