Spontaneous age-related peripheral neuropathy in B6C3F1 mice

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 95-104

  Tabata, Hajime ^a   Ikegami, Hisashi ^a   Kariya, Kimio ^b  

^a ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

^b KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; B6C3F1 mice; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSAMINE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; SORBITOL;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REARING;

EID: 0034077484     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.25.95     Document Type: Article

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