Ultrastructural changes in the kidney cortex of rats treated with lead acetate;Cambios ultraestructurales en la corteza renal de ratas tratadas con acetato de plomo

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1058-1061

  Deveci, E ^a   Sker S ^a   Baran, O ^a   Tunik, S ^a   Ayaz, E ^a   Deveci, S ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Kidney cortex; Lead acetate; Ultrastructural changes

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155181227     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022011000300067     Document Type: Article

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