Stereological and Histological Analysis of the Developing Rat Heart

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 402-410

  Altunkaynak, M E ^a   Altunkaynak, B Z ^a   Unal, D ^b   Yildirim, S ^b   Can, I ^b   Unal, B ^b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VOLUME; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; ORGANOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CARDIAC VOLUME; HEART; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOCARDIUM; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; ORGAN SIZE; ORGANOGENESIS; RATS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 81255137904     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2011.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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