Differential immunolocalization of thyroglobulin (Tg) in the follicular epithelium of rat thyroid glands and its kinetics under thyrotropin (TSH) stimulation - A quantitative immunoelectron microscopic analysis using post-embedding immunogold technique

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-155

  Yamamoto, Koichi ^a,b   Xue, Yi ^a   Katoh, Ryohei ^a   Kawaoi, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b Self Defense Forces Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunoelectron microscopy; Quantitative analysis; Thyroglobulin; Thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031408920     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.30.147     Document Type: Article

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