- maternal histotrophe
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histotrophe (ovarian or uterine milk, a secretion produced by teleost livebearers for absorptive feeding during fish ontogeny)
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
maternal histotrophe
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histotrophe — his·to·trophe or his·to·troph his tə .träf, .trȯf n all materials supplied for nutrition of the embryo in viviparous animals from sources other than the maternal bloodstream compare EMBRYOTROPHE, HEMOTROPHE … Medical dictionary
hemotrophe — he·mot·ro·phe or chiefly Brit hae·mot·ro·phe hi mä trə fē n the nutrients supplied to the embryo in placental mammals by the maternal bloodstream after formation of the placenta compare EMBRYOTROPHE, HISTOTROPHE … Medical dictionary
