Differentiation of smooth muscle cells in the fetal rat testis and ovary: localization of alkaline phosphatase, smooth muscle myosin, F-actin, and desmin

Cell & Tissue Research

Volumn 268, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 521-530

  Paranko, Jorma ^a   Pelliniemi, Lauri J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Actin; Alkaline phosphatase; Desmin; Development, ontogenetic; Muscle, smooth; Myosin; Ovary; Rat (Sprague Dawley); Testis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DESMIN; F ACTIN; MYOSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TESTIS;

ACTINS; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DESMIN; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSINS; OVARY; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MYOIDEA;

EID: 0026503088     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00319159     Document Type: Article

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