Age-related histological changes in kidneys of brown Norway rat

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 277-280

  Yabuki, Akira ^a   Yoneshige, Shinichiro ^a   Tanaka, Shin ^b   Tsujio, Masashi ^a   Mitani, Sawane ^a   Yamato, Osamu ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Brown Norway rat; Glomerulus; Histological change; Kidney

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; GLOMERULUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; RATS;

EID: 84897639232     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.13-0431     Document Type: Note

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