Effects of methotrexate on the tubal morphology of rabbits: Evaluation by electron microscopy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 217-221

  Çetin, M Turan ^a   Arisoy, A Hakim ^a   Tap, Özgül ^a   Kaya, Mehmet ^a   Ürünsak, Ibrahim ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Methotrexate; Tubal morphology, rabbits

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; UTERINE TUBE;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; METHOTREXATE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOSIS; PREGNANCY; RABBITS;

EID: 44849125057     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113043     Document Type: Article

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