Immunocytochemical studies of gonadotropin storage in developing castration cells

Endocrinology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1982, Pages 1318-1328

  Childs Moriarty, Gwen V ^a,b   Ellison, Dayle G ^a   Lorenzen, Janice R ^a   Collins, Thomas J ^a,b   Schwartz, Neena B ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; RAT STRAIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; CASTRATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0020202014     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo-111-4-1318     Document Type: Article

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