Gender difference in noise stress-induced ultrastructural changes in rat myocardium

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 527-536

  Soldani, P ^a   Pellegrini, A ^a   Gesi, M ^a   Natale, G ^a   Lenzi, P ^a   Martini, F ^a   Paparelli, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Myocardium; Noise stress; Rat; Sex; Ultrastrucuture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; MALE; NOISE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEART; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYOCARDIUM; NOISE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX FACTORS; STRESS;

EID: 0031243243     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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