Morphometric Study of the Guinea Pig Small Intestine during Development

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 206-214

  Mitjans, Montserrat ^a   Ferrer, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Light microscopy; Microvilli; Mucosal surface area; Villi

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; MAMMALS;

AGE GROUPS; AMPLIFICATION FACTORS; GUINEA PIGS; MICROVILLI; MORPHOMETRICS; MUCOSAL SURFACE; MUCOSAL SURFACE AREA; SMALL INTESTINE; SURFACE AREA; VILLUS;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; INTESTINE MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROVILLUS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1542313902     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20030     Document Type: Article

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