Age-dependent immunolocalization of fibronectin and histological changes in the thymus of rats

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 525-532

  Elcuman E A ^a   Akay, M T ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ageing; Connective tissue; Fibronectin; Histochemistry; Rat; Thymus

Indexed keywords

RATTUS RATTUS;

FIBRONECTIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MURIDAE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; THYMUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MURIDAE; RATS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0032233003     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006141719909     Document Type: Article

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