PCB 128-induced ultrastructural lesions in the rat liver

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 145-152

  Singh, Amreek ^a   Connell, B J ^a   Chu, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Liver ultrastructure; PCB 128; Rat

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,2',3',4' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,3,4,2',3',4'-HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, ROUGH; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, SMOOTH; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033643655     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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