Effect of melamine in the absence and presence of cyanuric acid on ultrastructure of visceral organs in male mice

Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-64

  Yin, R H ^a   Wang, X ^a   Wang, X Z ^a   Bai, W L ^a   Yin, R L ^b   Wu, C D ^a   Li, C ^c   Liu, J ^a   Liu, B S ^a   He, J B ^a  

^a SHENYANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Research Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary   (China)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cyanuric acid; Melamine; Mouse; Pathology; Ultrastructural changes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890698739     PISSN: 03349152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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