A Histological Study on Venom Apparatus of Montivipera xanthina (Gray, 1849) (Serpentes, Viperidae)

ABSTRACT This is the first report describing morphological and histological structure of venom apparatus in Montivipera xanthina. The venom gland apparatus of M. xanthina was composed of four distinct parts, main venom gland, primary duct, accessory gland and secondary duct. The main venom gland was...

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Main Authors: Dilara Çolak Kılıç, Esra Akat, Hüseyin Arıkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2016-08-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132016000100425&lng=en&tlng=en