Cellular localization of immunoreactive epidermal growth factor during Wolffian duct differentiation of the fetal mouse

Urological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 277-281

  Gupta, C ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Epidermal growth factor; Fetal reproductive tract differentiation; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FLUTAMIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MORPHOGENESIS; WOLFFIAN DUCT;

EID: 0030826894     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00942098     Document Type: Article

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