Histochemical localization of autometallographically detectable mercury in tissues of the immune system from mice exposed to mercuric chloride

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-225

  Christensen, Margot M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SILVER STAINING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029881979     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02331446     Document Type: Article

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