NADPH-diaphorase expression in the meibomian glands of rat palpebra in postnatal development

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 214-217

  Kluchova, Darina ^a   Bolekova, A ^a   Heichel, Ch ^b   Bron, A J ^c   Kozak, I ^b  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Histochemistry; Meibomian gland; NADPH d; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

MEIBOMIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 79952323082     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2010.e47     Document Type: Article

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