Age-related morphological changes in kidneys of SPF C57BL/6Cr mice maintained under controlled conditions

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 845-851

  Yabuki, Akira ^a   Matsumoto, Mitsuharu ^a   Nishinakagawa, Hayao ^a   Suzuki, Syusaku ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Controlled environment; Kidney morphology; SPF

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GLOMERULUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KIDNEY; MOUSE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGAN SIZE; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

EID: 0642369596     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.845     Document Type: Article

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