Selective fetal hypophysectomy in utero: Microsurgical technique and comparisons with hypophysectomy by decapitation

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 172-183

  Enemar, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fetus; Hypophysectomy; Rat; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAPITATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; FETUS SURGERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICROSURGERY; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PONS; PRIMORDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS; THYMUS; THYROID GLAND; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMERUS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS;

EID: 0037250062     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069471     Document Type: Article

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