Ultrastructure of the supporting cells in the paratympanic organ of chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-73

  Ruffoli, Riccardo ^a   Giambelluca, Maria Anita ^a   Giannessi, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HAIR CELL; HISTOLOGY; MIDDLE EAR; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EAR, MIDDLE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HAIR CELLS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0032054438     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199804)236:1<65::AID-JMOR5>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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