Effect of maternal adrenalectomy and corticosterone therapy on the early development of B-cells in the fetal pancreatic islet in the rat

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 995-999

  Komatsu, Suguru ^a   Yamamoto, Masako ^a   Takizawa, Tatsuya ^a   Shirai, Mitsuyuki ^a   Arishima, Kazuyoshi ^a   Eguchi, Yasunobu ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; B cell; Corticosterone; Fetal rat; Islet

Indexed keywords

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

CORTICOSTERONE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; PANCREAS ISLET; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030253271     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.58.10_995     Document Type: Article

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