Immunohistochemical study on the fetal rat pituitary in hyperthermia-induced exencephaly

Zoological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 689-694

  Watanabe, Yuichi G ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal atrophy; Exencephaly; Fetal rat; Hyperthermia; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAT; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; MALE; METABOLISM; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036618953     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.19.689     Document Type: Article

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