Development Of The Digestive System In The North American Opossum Didelphis Virginiana

This volume reviews and integrates all published morphological, developmental and quantitative data concerned with the digestive system of the North American opossum, Didelphis virginiana. The review emphasizes the developmental interrelationships between the epithelial lining of the developing digestive system and its associated intrinsic and extrinsic glands. Pre and postnatal developmental events for the entire digestive system are discussed and presented unter seven separate headings: oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, pancreas and liver.

This work is a brief review of the pre- and postnatal development in the North American opossum (Didelphis virginiana) presented in two volumes. Volume I summarizes gametes and fertilization, blastocyst formationan and early organogenesis, fetal membranes and placentation, parturition and migration to the pouch, general postnatal growth and development, and histogenesis/organogenesis of the integument, musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular system, blood and blood forming organs, lymphatic organs, nervous system, eye, and ear. Volume II summarizes the histogenesis/organogenesis of the respiratory, digestive, urinary, male and female reproductive and classical endocrine systems.

"The primary objective of this atlas is to gather under one cover a series of photographic illustrations and line drawings that summarize major events during organogenesis in the opossum (Didelphis virginiana)."--p. iii.

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.