Comparative study of palatine tonsil histology in mammals, with special reference to tonsillar salivary glands

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 468-471

  Effat, Kamal G ^a,c   Milad, Makram ^b  

^a El Sahel Teaching Hospital   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Histology; Mammals; Palatine Tonsils; Salivary Glands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMEL; CAT; DOG; HAMSTER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PALATINE TONSIL; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SALIVARY GLAND; SHEEP; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; CATS; CATTLE; CRICETINAE; DOGS; HUMANS; RABBITS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SHEEP; SWINE; TONSIL;

EID: 34249682622     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106004415     Document Type: Article

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