Androgen receptor in rat Harderian and submandibular glands

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 477-483

  Zhuang, Ya Hua ^a   Bläuer, Merja ^a   Syvälä, Heimo ^b   Laine, Merja ^c   Tuohimaa, Pentti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HARDER GLAND; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 0029838857     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02331407     Document Type: Article

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