Bulbourethral (Cowper's) gland abnormalities in inbred laboratory mice

Journal of Experimental Animal Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 178-188

  Kiupel, Matti ^a   Brown, Kathy S ^a,b   Sundberg, John P ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulbourethral gland; Cowper's gland; Cystic hyperplasia; SJL J and RBF DnJ mice

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BULBOURETHRAL GLAND; ENDOCRINE GLAND MALFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HYPERPLASIA; INBREEDING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033995416     PISSN: 09398600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-8600(00)80010-3     Document Type: Article

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