Immunolocalization of prostasomes in the human prostate

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-157

  Nilsson, B Ove ^a   Jin, Meishan ^b   Ronquist, Gunnar ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROSTATE; STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; ORGANELLES; PROSTATE; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0030333877     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009739609178919     Document Type: Article

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