Effect of aflatoxin-B1 on rat cerebellar cortex: Light and electron microscopic study

Egyptian Journal of Histology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 601-610

  Laag, Essam M ^a   Abd Elaziz, Hekmat O ^b  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Sohag University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; Cerebellar cortex; Glial fibrillary acidic protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885640226     PISSN: 11100559     EISSN: 20902417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.EHX.0000432619.75801.15     Document Type: Article

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