Histochemical demonstration of zinc ions in human epididymis using autometallography

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 721-726

  Stoltenberg, Meredin ^a   Lund, Lars ^b   Juhl, Søren ^a   Danscher, Gorm ^a   Ernst, Erik ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

BIOPSY; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; TISSUE PRESERVATION; ZINC;

EID: 0031437970     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026413101443     Document Type: Article

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