Regional distribution of β1-4 galactosyltransferase in rat epididymis

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 491-495

  Kawano, Jun Ichi ^a   Ide, Soyuki ^a   Oinuma, Tsutomu ^a   Suganuma, Tatsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Galactosyltransferase; Immunohistochemistry; Rat; Sperm maturation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031427672     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.30.491     Document Type: Article

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