Histological and histochemical study of epithelial lining of the respiratory tract in adult goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-186

  Kahwa, C K B ^a,c   Purton, M ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Epithelium; Goat; Histochemistry; Mucosubstances; Respiratory tract

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346169724     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00799-7     Document Type: Article

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