Scanning electron microscopic observations on the intracellular structures of the ciliated tracheal epithelium-especially on the morphological differences between conventional rats and specific pathogen-free rats

Yonago Acta Medica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-26

  Hanamoto, Miwako ^a   Inoué, Takao ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ciliated epithelium; Intracellular structure; Scanning electron microscopy; Specific pathogen free rat; Trachea

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846223929     PISSN: 05135710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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