Effects of sympathicolytic and sympathicomimetic drugs on pineal ultrastructure in the domestic pig

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 198-208

  Lewczuk, Bogdan ^a   Przybylska Gornowicz, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIV OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Clorgyline; Dobutamine; Domestic pig; Isoproterenol; Pineal gland; Propranolol; Ultrastructure; methyl p tyrosine

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LYSOSOME; PINEAL BODY; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CYTOPLASM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, SMOOTH; FEMALE; LYSOSOMES; ORGANELLES; PINEAL GLAND; SWINE; SYMPATHOLYTICS; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 0031265911     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1997.tb00355.x     Document Type: Article

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