Principal ocular glands in the desert rodent Gerbillus tarabuli: morpho-functional adaptive analysis
Abstract Background Desert rodent, Gerbillus tarabuli, is a seed-eating animal and do not require drinking water. It depends upon metabolic water. Understanding the functional characteristics of ocular glands which produce a watery lacrimal fluid is of interest. In the present study, we described th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41936-020-00174-y |