Mechanical components of rat intestinal villi as revealed by ultrastructural analysis with special reference to the axial smooth muscle cells in the villi

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-116

  Hosoyamada, Yasue ^a   Sakai, Tatsuo ^b  

^a CHIBA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTERSTITIUM; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE VILLUS; LAMINA PROPRIA; LEYDIG CELL; LYMPH VESSEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DUODENUM; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; MYOFIBRILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 34548561558     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: 13491717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.70.107     Document Type: Article

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