Study of the basement membrane in experimental hyperplasia of the rat thyroid using the electron microscope and stereological analysis

Hyperplasia was induced by physical and chemical means. The resulting goitres were examined by electron microscopy, and the basement membranes were analyzed by stereological methods. The basement membrane in experimental colloid goitre was found to be significantly thinner than its control. A consi...

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Main Author: Mackenzie, Margaret June
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/34159