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Morphometry and allometry of the postnatal lung development in the quokka wallaby (< i> Setonix brachyurus</i>): a light microscopic study
(University of Nairobi,, 2003)
The postnatally developing lungs of the quokka wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, were investigated macroscopically and by light microscopic morphometry. Lung, parenchymal and non-parenchymal volumes as well as the components ...
Morphometry and allometry of the postnatal marsupial lung development: an ultrastructural study
(ScienceDirect, 2003)
An utrastructural morphometric study of the postnatally remodelling lungs of the quokka wallaby (Setonix brachyurus) was undertaken. Allometric scaling of the volumes of the parenchymal components against body mass was ...
Gut Morphology And Morphometry In The Epauletted Wahlberg™ S Fruit Bat (Epomophorus Wahlbergi, Sundevall, 1846)
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2005-07)
The morphological adaptations of the fruit bat small intestine to which the high functional efficiency could be related and the possible landmarks delineating the various parts of the gut were examined. The stomach was the ...
Parabronchial angioarchitecture in developing and adult chickens.
(University of Nairobi,, 2009)
The avian lung has a highly sophisticated morphology with a complex vascular system. Extant data regarding avian pulmonary angioarchitecture are few and contradictory. We used corrosion casting techniques, light microscopy, ...
Epithelial transformations in the establishment of the blood–gas barrier in the developing chick embryo lung
(Wiley, 2006)
The tall epithelium of the developing chick embryo lung is converted to a squamous one, which participates in formation of the thin blood–gas barrier. We show that this conversion occurred through processes resembling ...
The structural design of the bat wing web and its possible role in gas exchange.
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
The structure of the skin in the epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus wahlbergi) wing and body trunk was studied with a view to understanding possible adaptations for gas metabolism and thermoregulation. In addition, gas ...
Microvascular endowment in the developing chicken embryo lung
(The American Physiological Society, 2007)
In the current study, the contribution of the major angiogenic mechanisms, sprouting and intussusception, to vascular development in the avian lung has been demonstrated. Sprouting guides the emerging vessels to form the ...
Intussusceptive angiogenesis and its role in vascular morphogenesis, patterning, and remodeling
(Springer Netherlands, 2009)
New blood vessels arise initially as blood islands in the process known as vasculogenesis or as new capillary segments produced through angiogenesis. Angiogenesis itself encompasses two broad processes, namely sprouting ...
Functional respiratory morphology in the newborn quokka wallaby (Setonix brachyurus)
(Wiley, 2007)
A morphological and morphometric study of the lung of the newborn quokka wallaby (
Setonix brachyurus
) was
undertaken to assess its morphofunctional status at birth. Additionally, skin structure and morphometry ...