Morphology of non-sensory epithelium during post-natal development of the rabbit vomeronasal organ

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 282-293

  Elgayar, S A M ^a   Eltony, S A ^a   Othman, M A ^a  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; RABBIT; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RABBITS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 84904111226     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12073     Document Type: Article

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