Granular Cell Tumors of the Female Reproductive Tract in Wistar Rats

Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-65

  Toyosawa, Kaoru ^a   Okimoto, Kazuo ^a   Koujitani, Takatoshi ^a   Kikawa, Emi ^a   Irie, Mami ^a   Tanaka, Kohji ^a   Yasuba, Masashi ^a  

^a DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Female reproductive tract; Granular cell tumor; Rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442292800     PISSN: 09149198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1293/tox.10.63     Document Type: Article

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