Acta Vet. Brno 2021, 90: 315-319

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202190030315

Effect of electromagnetic radiation on the liver structure and ultrastructure of in utero irradiated rats

Katarína Holovská1, Viera Almášiová1, Sandra Andrašková1, Zuzana Demčišáková1, Enikő Račeková2, Viera Cigánková1

1University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Physiology, Košice, Slovak Republic
2Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Neurobiology of Biomedical Research Center, Košice, Slovak Republic

Received July 23, 2020
Accepted August 31, 2021

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