Evaluation of rat testes treated with arctium Lappa L: Morphometric study

Brazilian Journal for Morphological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 112-117

  Predes, Fabrícia S ^a   Monteiro, Juliana C ^a   Paula, Tarcízio A R ^b   da Matta, Sérgio L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A. lappa; Morphometry and biometry; Rat; Testis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953869321     PISSN: 01029010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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