Pineal gland post-natal growth in rat revisited

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 284-289

  Ferreira Medeiros, M ^a   Mandarim De Lacerda, C A ^b   Correa Gillieron, E M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PINEAL BODY; RAT; WEANING; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WEANING;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 34547314593     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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