Immunohistochemical localization and immunoblotting of androgen receptor in spinal neurons of male and female rats

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 626-632

  Lumbroso, S ^a   Sandillon, F ^b   Georget, V ^a   Lobaccaro, J M ^a   Brinkmann, A O ^c   Privat, A ^b   Sultan, C ^a  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

EID: 0029892676     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1340626     Document Type: Article

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