Placentation in the anteaters <it>Myrmecophaga tridactyla</it> and <it>Tamandua tetradactyla</it> (Eutheria, Xenarthra)

Placentation in the anteaters <it>Myrmecophaga tridactyla</it> and <it>Tamandua tetradactyla</it> (Eutheria, Xenarthra)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Since Xenarthra are serious candidates for being basal to Eutheria, their characteristics, e.g. the placental system, influence perceptions of evolution. However, in the subgroup containing the anteaters, data are very limited. The p...

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Main Authors: Mess Andrea M, Favaron Phelipe O, Pfarrer Christiane, Osmann Christine, Melo Allan PF, Rodrigues Rosangela F, Ambrósio Carlos E, Bevilacqua Estela, Miglino Maria A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Subjects:
Evolution
Vermilingua
Trophoblast
Interhaemal barrier
Villous placenta
Online Access:http://www.rbej.com/content/10/1/102

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