Development of different mast cell types in the opossum Didelphis albiventris

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-245

  Santos, Ana Alice D ^a   Chiarini Garcia, Hélio ^b   Oliveira, Karine R ^b   Machado, Conceição R S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Connective tissue mast cells; Lymphatic sinus mast cells; Marsupial; Mucosal mast cells

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MARSUPIAL; MAST CELL; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS ALBIVENTRIS; METATHERIA;

EID: 0037295443     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-002-0293-2     Document Type: Article

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