Comparative histology of lymph nodes from aged animals and humans with special reference to the proportional areas of the nodal cortex and sinus

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 337-347

  Taniguchi, Izumi ^a   Sakurada, Akira ^b   Murakami, Gen ^a   Suzuki, Daisuke ^a   Sato, Masami ^b   Kohama, Gen Iku ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Cortex area; Lymph nodes; Proportional area; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GUINEA PIG; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; JAPAN; LUNG LYMPH; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MAMMAL; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; RABBIT; RAT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THORAX;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 4544309814     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(04)80053-0     Document Type: Article

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