Gaps and fragmentation of the superficial cortex in the abdominal and pelvic lymph nodes of elderly Japanese

Anatomical Science International

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 211-222

  Sato, Akiyasu ^d   Taniguchi , Izumi ^a   Fujiwara, Daisuke ^d   Ichikawa, Hirofumi ^b   Suzuki, Masanori ^b   Nawata, Shin Ichi ^c   Murakami, Gen ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cortex; Elderly; Gaps; Lymph nodes; Sinus

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CADAVER; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; JAPAN; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH FOLLICLE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MALE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH; T LYMPHOCYTE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0142126070     PISSN: 14476959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-7722.2003.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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