Comparative stereological studies on zonation and cellular composition of adrenal glands of normal and anencephalic human fetuses. II. Cellular composition of the gland

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 391-399

  Bocian Sobkowska, J ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Anencephaly; Cellular composition; Human fetal development; Normal human fetuses; Zonation

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL COUNT; CELL VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; STEREOLOGY; ZONA FASCICULATA; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANENCEPHALY; BODY WEIGHT; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; ZONA FASCICULATA; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 0030900284     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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