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

Biomedical Letters

Volumn 59, Issue 233, 1999, Pages 149-159

  Akbarsha, M A ^a   Averal, H I ^b  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b HOLY CROSS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Clear cell; Ductus epididymidis; Epididymis; Lysosomal bodies; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033447894     PISSN: 0961088X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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