Immunohistochemical demonstration of nerve growth factor receptor in bovine testis

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-197

  Wrobel, Karl Heinz ^a   Bickel, Daniela ^a   Schimmel, Margit ^a   Kujat, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bovine; Immunohistochemistry; Nerve growth factor receptor; Testis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICROTUBULES; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS;

EID: 0029997777     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050636     Document Type: Article

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