Embryonic development of pineal gland vesicles: A morphological and morphometrical study in chick embryos

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-35

  Jové, Montserrat ^a   Cobos, Pedro ^a   Torrente, Miguel ^a   Gilabert, Rosa ^a   Piera, Veronica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chick embryo; Morphology; Morphometry; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSETTE FORMATION; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COUNT; CHICK EMBRYO; GESTATIONAL AGE; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 0033016857     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.37.1.29.4764     Document Type: Article

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