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ArticleZoological letters2020

Structural and bio-functional assessment of the postaxillary gland in

Yuzhou Gong, Yiwei Zeng, Puyang Zheng, Xun Liao, Feng Xie

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Article in Zoological letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuzhou GongCAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization and Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 9 Section 4, Renmin Nan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041 People's Republic of China.
Yiwei ZengCAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization and Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 9 Section 4, Renmin Nan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041 People's Republic of China.
Puyang ZhengCAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization and Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 9 Section 4, Renmin Nan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041 People's Republic of China.
Xun LiaoCAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization and Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 9 Section 4, Renmin Nan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041 People's Republic of China.
Feng XieCAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization and Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 9 Section 4, Renmin Nan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041 People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-9532-9586
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOwing to their incomplete adaptation to the terrestrial environment, amphibians possess complex cutaneous glandular systems. The skin glands not only regulate water loss and respiratory gas and salt exchange, but are also involved in defense against predators and microorganisms, social communication, and reproduction. These glands are distributed throughout the integument, but can accumulate in specific regions, forming visible outgrowths known as macroglands. Some macroglands are sexually dimorphic and mediate intersexual communication and reproductive success. The postaxillary gland is a sexually dimorphic macrogland in

resultsThe postaxillary gland has a thinner epidermis than the dorsal region of

conclusionsThe postaxillary gland of

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AnuraBehaviorHistochemistryMacroglandSexually dimorphic skin gland (SDSG)Sexual pheromoneSpecialized mucous gland (SMG)StructureUltrastructure

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PMID32518678
PMCPMC7275488
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