Staining and morphologic features of bone marrow hematopoietic cells in desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) hematopoietic

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1608-1615

  Garner, Michael M ^a   Homer, Bruce L ^a   Jacobson, Elliott R ^a   Raskin, Rose E ^a   Hall, Betty J ^a   Weis, Wayne A ^a   Berry, Kristin H ^b  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b Riverside Field Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELL; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HISTOLOGY; MALE; TURTLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; COLORING AGENTS; ERYTHROID PROGENITOR CELLS; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; MALE; TURTLES;

EID: 0030278606     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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