Morphology of thyroid follicular cells of methimazole-treated rats

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 290-294

  Tsujio, M ^a   Watahiki, Y ^a   Yoshioka, K ^a   Mutoh, K ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; THIAMAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; THYROID GLAND; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHIMAZOLE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYROID GLAND;

RATTUS;

EID: 34547355233     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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