Topographical uptake of blood-borne horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the murine testis at the light microscopic level

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 74-80

  Itoh, Masahiro ^a   Ueno, Masaki ^a   Li, Xiu Qin ^a   Satriotomo, Irawan ^a   Takeuchi, Yoshiki ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Histochemistry; Horseradish peroxidase; Light microscopy; Testis

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DIAMINOBENZIDINE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PHOSPHATE; PLASTIC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIUM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPH; LYMPH VESSEL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETE TESTIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; STAINING; TESTIS; TISSUE INJURY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLASTICS; TESTIS; TISSUE EMBEDDING;

EID: 0031801021     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1998.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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