Immunohistochemical analysis of androgen receptor in the abdominal glands of the cloaca of male Red-Bellied Newts, Cynops pyrrhogaster

Zoological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 429-433

  Matsumoto, Akira ^a   Arai, Yasumasa ^a   Toyoda, Fumiyo ^b   Kikuyama, Sakae ^c   Prins, Gail S ^d  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

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EID: 0029762675     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.13.429     Document Type: Article

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