Regional analysis of the ependyma of the third ventricle of rat by light and electron microscopy

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-18

  Mathew, T C ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CYTOLOGY; EPENDYMA; FEMALE; MALE; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; EPENDYMA; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EUKARYOTA; RATTUS;

EID: 38149133766     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00786.x     Document Type: Article

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