Immunolocalization of neurophysin in cytokeratin-positive luteal cells of cows

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 487-493

  Ricken, Albert M ^a   Spanel Borowski, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; NEUROPHYSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COW; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; KERATINS; LUTEAL PHASE; NEUROPHYSINS; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0029972160     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004180050068     Document Type: Article

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