Ultrastructural and morphometric analysis on the ovary of Wistar rats after chronic ethanol ingestion

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-176

  Laura, I A ^a   Martinez, M ^b,c   Padovani, C R ^c   Martinez, F E ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Experimental chronic alcoholism; Morphometry; Ovary; Rats; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FAT DROPLET;

ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; LEYDIG CELL; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; RAT; SUGARCANE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; ARUNDINARIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2142815344     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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