Distribution and morphology of argyrophilic cells in the digestive tract of the African ostrich

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-68

  Wang, Jia xiang ^a   Peng, Ke mei ^a   Liu, Hua zhen ^a   Song, Hui ^a   Chen, Xi ^a   Min, Liu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

African ostrich; Argyrophilic cells; Distribution; Gastrointestinal tract; Histochemistry

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGENTAFFIN CELL; ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; CELL COUNT; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DUODENUM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; ILEUM; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; RECTUM;

STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 74149086562     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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