Expression of c-KIT and its ligand, stem cell factor, in normal and subfertile human testicular tissue

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 403-408

  Sandlow, Jay I ^a   Feng, Huai Liang ^a   Cohen, Michael B ^a   Sandra, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Germ cells; proto oncogenes; stem cells; testis

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; SPERMATOGONIA; STAINING AND LABELING; STEM CELL FACTOR; TESTIS;

EID: 0029821679     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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