The immunohistochemical localization of transforming growth factor-β2 in the fetal and neonatal rat testis

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-172

  Olaso, R ^a   Gautier, C ^a   Levacher, C ^a   Durand, P ^b   Saez, J ^b   Habert, R ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Germ cell; Leydig cell; Sertoli cell; Testis; Transforming growth factor 2

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FETUS; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0031557108     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(96)03984-6     Document Type: Article

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