Differential effects of castration in sexually immature and mature rats on the phenotypic profile of thymocytes

Acta Veterinaria

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 271-276

  Karapetrović, Branka ^a   Kosec, D ^a   Leposavić, Gordana ^a  

^a Immunology Research Center Belgrade   (Yugoslavia)

Author keywords

Rat thymus; Sex hormones; Sexual maturation; Thymocyte phenotypic characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042904189     PISSN: 05678315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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