Angiotensin II receptors: Localization of type I and type II in rat epididymides of different developmental stages

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-103

  Leung, P S ^a   Chan, H C ^a   Fu, L X M ^b   Leung, P Y ^a   Chew, S B C ^a   Wong, P Y D ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II receptor; Antibodies; Epididymis; Epithelium; Immunocytochemistry; Renin Angiotensin System

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DEVELOPMENT; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN;

EID: 0030995377     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900219     Document Type: Article

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