Epididymis as a target for the toxic manifestation of vincristine: Ultrastructural changes in the narrow cell

Biomedical Letters

Volumn 59, Issue 232, 1999, Pages 113-120

  Akbarsha, M A ^a   Averal, H I ^b  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b HOLY CROSS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Initial segment; Lysosomal bodies; Narrow cell; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033239506     PISSN: 0961088X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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