Testicular effects of 1,3,5-TriNitroBenzene (TNB). II. Immunolocalization of germ cells using Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) as an endogenous marker

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 379-388

  Chandra, A M Sundeep ^a   Qualls, Charles W ^a   Campbell, Gregory A ^a   Reddy, Gunda ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; NITROBENZENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGENERATION; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TECHNIQUE; TESTIS INJURY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL NUCLEUS; GERM CELLS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TESTIS; TRINITROBENZENES;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030910385     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841097160410     Document Type: Article

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