Capillaries in the lamina propria of human seminiferous tubules are partly fenestrated

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-102

  Ergun S ^a   Davidoff, M ^a   Holstein, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fenestrated capillaries; Human; Lamina propria; Microvasculature; Testis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LAMINA PROPRIA; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VENULE;

ARTERIOLES; CAPILLARIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS; VENULES;

EID: 0029905968     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050678     Document Type: Article

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