Relaxin causes changes of the liver. In vivo studies in rats

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 175-180

  Bani, Daniele ^a,c   Nistri, S ^a   Quattrone, S ^a   Bigazzi, M ^b   Sacchi, T Bani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Prosperius Institute   (Italy)

^c Dipto di Anatomia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glycogen; Hepatocytes; Hormones of Pregnancy; Lysosomes; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; GLYCOGEN; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; LIVER CELL; LYSOSOME; MALE; METABOLISM; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RELAXIN;

EID: 0035001726     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-14935     Document Type: Article

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