Cytokeratin cytoskeleton in the differentiating ovarian follicle of the lizard Podarcis sicula raf

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 536-542

  Maurizii, M G ^a   Saverino, O ^a   Taddei, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokeratin; Follicle cells; Immunoblotting; Immunolocalization; Oocyte growth; Podarcis sicula Reptilia lacertilia

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOSKELETON; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIFORM CORTEX; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; LIZARDS; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

EID: 0030780209     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199712)48:4<536::AID-MRD15>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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