Mast cell dynamics in the house rat (Rattus rattus) ovary during estrus cycle, pregnancy and lactation

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-23

  Batth, B K ^a   Parshad, R K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Mast cells; Ovary; Rattus rattus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; CELL POPULATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DIESTRUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034090846     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0924-3860(200002)38:01;1;FT017     Document Type: Article

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