Stereology of PCB 128-induced ultrastructural alterations in the rat liver

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-157

  Walker, I ^a   Singh, Amreek ^a   Chu, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b Environmental Health Centre Ottawa   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Liver; Pathology; PCB 128; Rat; Stereology

Indexed keywords

2,3,4,2',3',4' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,3,4,2',3',4'-HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034173204     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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