A histological investigation of the lymphoid and immunohaematopoietic tissues of the adult stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura)

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-121

  Old, J M ^a   Selwood, L ^c   Deane, E M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dunnart; Lymphoid tissue; Marsupial; Sminthopsis macroura

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BRONCHUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIVER; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PEYER PATCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMUR; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTESTINES; LIVER; LUNG; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MARSUPIALIA;

BRONCHUS; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; SMINTHOPSIS; SMINTHOPSIS MACROURA; SMINTHOPSIS MURINA;

EID: 0037232622     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068946     Document Type: Article

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