The fine structure of the Harderian gland in the ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-145

  Altunay, H ^a   Kozlu, T ^a,b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL SECRETION; CELL TYPE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOPLASM; DENSITY; DESMOSOME; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HARDENIAN GLAND; LACRIMAL GLAND; MALE; MYOEPITHELIUM; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; PLASMA CELL; SECRETORY VESICLE; STROMA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; STRUTHIO CAMELUS;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HARDERIAN GLAND; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

ANIMALIA; CAMELUS; STRUTHIO CAMELUS;

EID: 2942538596     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2004.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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