Apoptosis in the chicken bursa of Fabricius induced by X-irradiation

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1001-1006

  Arai, Soichiro ^a   Kowada, Tomomi ^a   Takehana, Kazushige ^a   Miyoshi, Kunie ^a   Nakanishi, Yuh H ^a   Hayashi, Masanobu ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bursa of Fabricius; Chicken; Electron microscopy; X (ray) irradiation

Indexed keywords

FABRICIUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BURSA FABRICII; CHICKEN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CHICKENS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0030253160     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.58.10_1001     Document Type: Article

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