Morphologic changes in rat's pineal gland after eliminating retinal photic stimulation;Cambios morfológicos en la glándula pineal de ratas luego de la eliminación de la estimulación fótica retiniana

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 665-668

  Roa, Henriquez Ignacio ^a   Suazo, Galdames Iván ^a   Cantín, López Mario ^a   Zavando, Matamala Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Photic stimulation; Pineal gland; Pinealocytes; Rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956763368     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022008000300025     Document Type: Article

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