Dietary aluminium and renal failure in the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 777-784

  Haynes, J I ^a   Askew, M Julie ^a   Leigh, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Histology; Koala; Nephrotoxicity; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEAR; BONE TISSUE; CELL COUNT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ELECTRON RADIATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; DIET; EUCALYPTUS; FEMUR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL; MARSUPIALIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT LEAVES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STAINING AND LABELING;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3042740728     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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