Fine structure of the anal tonsilliar epithelium in the laboratory shrew (Suncus murinus)

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-32

  Sakai, Kazuyoshi ^a   Isomura, Genzoh ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anal tonsil; Epithelium; Laboratory shrew; Lymph tissues

Indexed keywords

KERATOHYALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS; ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURFACE; CRYPT CELL; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; INSECTIVORE; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PALATINE TONSIL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TONSIL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ANAL CANAL; ANIMAL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHREW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SHREWS; TONSIL;

EID: 3242799053     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.81.25     Document Type: Article

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