Dense granular bodies: A novel nucleoplasmic structure in hibernating dormice

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 581-586

  Tamburini, Monica ^a   Malatesta, Manuela ^a,b   Zancanaro, Carlo ^c   Martin, Terence E ^d   Fu, Xiang Dong ^e   Vogel, Peter ^a   Fakan, Stanislav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL NUCLEUS; DENSE BODY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIBERNATION; LIVER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; MYOXIDAE;

EID: 0030457648     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02473273     Document Type: Article

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