Microliths in the parotid of ferret investigated by electron microscopy and microanalysis

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 439-447

  Triantafyllou, Asterios ^a   Harrison, John D ^b   Garrett, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcification; Calculi; Electron microscopy; Ferret; Microliths; Parotid; Salivary glands; Sialadenitis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ACINAR CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; CRYSTAL; DEGRADATION; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERRET; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MICROLITH; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY GRANULE; SIALOLITHIASIS; STONE ANALYSIS; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FERRETS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PAROTID DISEASES; PAROTID GLAND; PHAGOSOMES; PHOSPHORUS; SALIVARY DUCT CALCULI;

EID: 68849128443     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: 13652613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2009.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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