Macro- and microstructure of the superior cervical ganglion in dogs, cats and horses during maturation

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-140

  Fioretto, Emerson Ticona ^a   De Abreu, Rogério Navarro ^c   Castro, Marcelo Fernandes De Souza ^b   Guidi, Wanderley Lima ^a   Ribeiro, Antonio Augusto Coppi Maciel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c UNIFEOB Fundação de Ensino Octávio Bastos   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Maturation; Post natal development; Superior cervical ganglion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CAROTID ARTERY; CAT; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GLIA CELL; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION;

AGE FACTORS; ANATOMY, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; HORSES; MALE; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 34547800147     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000103015     Document Type: Article

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