Ultrastructural properties and immunolocalization of relaxin in the cytoplasmic electron-dense granules of large luteal cells during pregnancy in the cow

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 217-225

  Kohsaka, Tetsuya ^a   Sasada, Hiroshi ^b   Sato, Eimei ^b   Bamba, Kimio ^a   Hashizume, Kazuyoshi ^c  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Corpus luteum; Immunocytochemistry; Relaxin; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005131184     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.47.217     Document Type: Article

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