Unbiased stereological estimation of the rat fetal pituitary volume and of the total number and volume of TSH cells after maternal dexamethasone application

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1077-1085

  Manojloví Stojanoski, Milica ^a   Nestoroví, Nataša ^a   Ristí, Nataša ^a   Trifunoví, Svetlana ^a   Filipoví, Branko ^a   Šoší Jurjeví, Branka ^a   Sekulí, Milka ^a  

^a Institute for Biological Research S Stankovi   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Fractionator; Physical disector; Rat fetuses; TSH cells

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CELL DEATH; HORMONES;

CELL NUMBER; DEXAMETHASONES; FRACTIONATORS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; PHYSICAL DISECTOR; PROLIFERATION ACTIVITY; RAT FETUS; SERUM CONCENTRATION; THYROID STIMULATING HORMONES; THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE CELL;

RATS;

RATTUS;

EID: 78049410690     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20842     Document Type: Article

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