Postnatal development of the Harderian gland in the rabbit: Light and electron microscopic observations

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 37, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 572-582

  Shirama, Kazuhiko ^a   Ozawa, Satoshi ^b   Seyama, Yousuke ^b   Kobayashi, Masanori ^a   Sawamura, Shohetsu ^a   Yamada, Jinzo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development; Harderian gland; Morphology; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CYTOLOGY;

ADULT ANIMALS; CELL COMPOSITION; DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HARDERIAN GLAND; PLASMA CELLS; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; RABBIT; SECRETORY CELLS;

CELLS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HARDER GLAND; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SECRETORY CELL;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030834308     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19970601)37:5/6<572::AID-JEMT17>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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