FETAL THYMUS DEVELOPMENT IN VITAMIN-D-DEFICIENT RATS

Authors
YURDAKOK M HAZIROGLU R TOPALOGLU H
Citation
M. Yurdakok et al., FETAL THYMUS DEVELOPMENT IN VITAMIN-D-DEFICIENT RATS, Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 35(3), 1993, pp. 197-199
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00414301
Volume
35
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
197 - 199
Database
ISI
SICI code
0041-4301(1993)35:3<197:FTDIVR>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The morphological characteristics of the thymus in vitamin D-deficient rats were evaluated in utero. The thymus weight, thymus weight/body w eight ratio and histological findings were found to be similar when th e vitamin D-deficient rats were compared with the control animals. It is therefore concluded that vitamin D is not required for the morpholo gical development of rat thymus.