- Author : William J. Krause
- Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
- Release : 2013-03-07
- ISBN : 3642722164
- Pages : 175 pages
A Review of Histogenesis Organogenesis in the Developing North American Opossum Didelphis virginiana
Download or read book A Review of Histogenesis Organogenesis in the Developing North American Opossum Didelphis virginiana written by William J. Krause and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.