Dermal histology of hairless rat derived from Wistar strain.

doi:10.1538/expanim.44.279

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Dermal histology of hairless rat derived from Wistar strain.

Experimental animals - 1 Oct 1995

Itagaki S, Ishii Y, Lee M J, Doi K

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The dermal histology of 9-week-old hairless rats derived from Wistar rats was investigated and compared with that of age-matched Wistar rats. Skin samples were taken from 4 portions: the head, dorsal and ventral skin, and foot pad. The epidermis of the 3 portions other than the foot pad was thick...

Topics

Animals
Cytoplasmic Granules
Epidermis
Hypotrichosis
Immunohistochemistry
Keratins
Langerhans Cells
Microscopy, Electron
Mutation
Rats
Rats, Mutant Strains
Rats, Wistar
Skin

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