A morphological study of the thyroid gland in Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 509-512

  Shimokawa, Tetsuya ^a   Nakanishi, Issei ^a   Hondo, Eiichi ^a   Iwasaki, Toshihide ^b   Kiso, Yasuo ^a   Makita, Takashi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Follicular epithelial cell; Parafollicular cell; Risso's dolphin; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; GRAMPUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOLPHIN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; THYROID GLAND; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DOLPHINS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0036594043     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.64.509     Document Type: Article

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