Formation, morphology and fate of multinucleated cells (symplasts) in the rat testis exposed to 5-fluorouracil [1]

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 504-506

  D'Souza, Urban J A ^a   Narayana, K ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL FATE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; GERM CELL; LETTER; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; TESTIS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GIANT CELL; PATHOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; FLUOROURACIL; GIANT CELLS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS;

EID: 0036791819     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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