This volume reviews and integrates all publishedmorphological, developmental and quantitative data concernedwith the digestive system of the North American opossum, Didelphis virginiana. The review emphasizes thedevelopmental interrelationships between the epitheliallining of the developing digestive system and its associatedintrinsic and extrinsic glands. Pre and postnataldevelopmental events for the entire digestive system arediscussed and presented unter seven separate headings: oralcavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, pancreasand liver. | Development of the Digestive System in the North American Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) by William J. Krause, Paperback | Indigo Chapters