Influence of lithium on mouse bone collagen fibrils

Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 321-326

  Tzaphlidou, Margaret ^a   Kounadi, Evangelia ^a   Kafantari, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bone collagen; Electron microscopy; Lithium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013020075     PISSN: 07334680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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