Use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) in the morphological examination of rat and rabbit fetuses from embryo-fetal development studies

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 292-300

  French, Julian ^a   Gingles, Neill ^a   Stewart, Jane ^a   Woodhouse, Neil ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alizarin red S; Bouin's fluid; Fetal; Micro CT; MRI; Rabbit; Rat; Reproductive toxicology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC, FETAL AND PLACENTAL STRUCTURES; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MICRODISSECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SKULL MALFORMATION; SOFT TISSUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOXICITY TESTING;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77955270809     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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