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The Specific Molecular Composition and Structural Arrangement of Eleutherodactylus Coqui Gular Skin Tissue Provide Its High Mechanical Compliance

A male Eleutherodactylus Coqui (EC, a frog) expands and contracts its gular skin to a great extent during mating calls, displaying its extraordinarily compliant organ. There are striking similarities between frog gular skin and the human bladder as both organs expand and contract significantly. Whil...

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Autores principales: Hui, Justin, Sharma, Shivang, Rajani, Sarah, Singh, Anirudha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7460573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32764252
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21165593