Immunolocalization of receptors for androgen and estrogen in male caprine reproductive tissues: Unique distribution of estrogen receptors in efferent ductule epithelium

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 90-101

  Goyal, Hari O ^a   Bartol, Frank F ^b   Wiley, Anne A ^b   Neff, Christopher W ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; NORLEUCINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; EPIDIDYMIS; GENITALIA, MALE; GOATS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TESTIS; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0031031522     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.1.90     Document Type: Article

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