Strain differences of cerebral ventricles in mice: Can the MRL/MpJ mouse be a model for hydrocephalus?

Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-11

  Hino, Keisuke ^a   Otsuka, Saori ^a   Ichii, Osamu ^a   Hashimoto, Yoshiharu ^a   Kon, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebral ventricle; Ependymal cells; Hydrocephalus; Mouse; MRL MpJ

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; C3H MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; DBA MOUSE; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MOUSE; MURPHY ROTHS LARGE LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE MOUSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, INBRED MRL LPR;

EID: 68049083406     PISSN: 00471917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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