Effects of sexual maturation and gonadal steroids on the localization of IgG-, IgM- and IgA-positive cells in the chicken oviduct

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-284

  Zheng, W M ^a   Yoshimura, Y ^a   Tamura, T ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFUNDIBULUM; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; VAGINA;

EID: 0031440044     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1110277     Document Type: Article

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