Immunolocalisation of oestrogen receptor-α within the testis and excurrent ducts of the rat and marmoset monkey from perinatal life to adulthood

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 485-495

  Fisher, J S ^a   Millar, M R ^a   Majdic, G ^a   Saunders, P T K ^a   Fraser, H M ^a   Sharpe, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MARMOSET; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030975888     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1530485     Document Type: Article

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