Effects of postnatal age and of thymectomy on hamster pulmonary neuroendocrine system and aspects of programmed cell death

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 290, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 553-567

  Van Den Steen, Peter ^a   Van Lommel, Alfons ^a   Lauweryns, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Golden hamster; Lung; Neuroendocrine system; Neuroepithelial bodies; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LUNG; MICROSCOPY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMECTOMY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; LUNG; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOSIS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; NEUTROPHILS; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0030778434     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050961     Document Type: Article

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