Age-related morphometric changes in the pineal gland. A comparative study between C57BL/6J and CBA mice

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1087-1092

  Cernuda Cernuda, R ^a   Huerta, J J ^a   Munoz Llamosas, M ^a   Alvarez Uria, M ^a   Garcia Fernandez, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; C57BL 6J; CBA; Mouse; Pineal

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; TISSUE SECTION;

AGING; ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; PINEAL GLAND; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033781058     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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