Comparative ultrastructure of Clara cells in neonatal and older cattle

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-151

  El Gawad, Mesbah Abd ^a,b   Westfall, Jane A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Clara cells; Glycogen; Neonatal calves; Secretory droplets; Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOLOGY; LUNG; MALE; NEWBORN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRONCHI; CATTLE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BRONCHUS;

EID: 0034104979     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(200005)244:2<143::AID-JMOR5>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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