Light and electron microscopic radioautographic studies on RNA synthesis in aging mouse adrenal gland

Acta Anatomica Nipponica

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-300

  Liang, Yan ^a   Ito, Masayuki ^a   Nagata, Tetsuji ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal glands; Aging mice; Light and electron microscopic radioautography; RNA

Indexed keywords

RNA; URIDINE;

ADRENAL GLAND; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AGING; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RNA; URIDINE;

EID: 33747285198     PISSN: 00227722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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