A germ cell-specific nuclear antigen recognized by a monoclonal antibody raised against mouse testicular germ cells

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 361-366

  Tanaka, H ^a   Pereira, L A V D ^b   Nozaki, M ^a   Tsuchida, J ^a   Sawada, K ^c   Mori, H ^c   Nishimune, Y ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antigen; Germ cell; Monoclonal antibody; Nucleus; Testis

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; MARKER; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; GERM CELL; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MALE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATID; TESTIS CELL;

EID: 0031462883     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1998.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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