Immunolocalization of steroid 5α-reductase type 2 in human prostate, seminal vesicle and vas deferens - Light and electron microscopic immunohistochemistry

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-37

  Miyamoto, Tadayuki ^a   Tsuruo, Yoshihiro ^a   Kagawa, Susumu ^a   Yokoi, Hiromichi ^a   Ishimura, Kazunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basal epithelial cell; Human 5 reductase type 2; Human prostate; Immunocytochemistry; Stromal cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029983987     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.29.29     Document Type: Article

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