Regional differences in uteroglobin biosynthesis along the rabbit oviduct: Immunohistochemical and biochemical studies

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-215

  González, Mauricio ^a,b   García, Carlos ^a   Nieto, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b University of Chile and International Center for Cancer and Developmental Biology   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; UTEROGLOBIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; RABBITS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RNA, MESSENGER; UTEROGLOBIN;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029879246     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02331445     Document Type: Article

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