Expression of interferons-α and -γ in testicular interstitial tissue and spermatogonia of the rat

Endocrinology

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 3081-3087

  Dejucq, Nathalie ^a   Lienard, Marie Odile ^a   Guillaume, Elisabeth ^a   Dorval, Isabelle ^a   Jégou, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERFERON ANTIBODY; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SENDAI VIRUS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031730125     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.139.7.6083     Document Type: Article

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