Fol. Biol. 2015, 61, 14-25

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2015061010014

Histomorphometrical and Electron Microscopic Study of Adrenocorticocytes Following Surgically Induced Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction in Adult Female Albino Rats

Hala Mahmoud Soliman1,2, M. R. Abd El-Haleem2, S. A. El Tarhouny3,4

1Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University, Al Madina Almonawarrah, KSA
2Histology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
3Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University, Al Madina Almonawarrah, KSA
4Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

Received July 2014
Accepted October 2014

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