The proliferation of spermatogonia in normal and pathological human seminiferous epithelium: An immunohistochemical study using monoclonal antibodies against Ki-67 protein and proliferating cell nuclear antigen

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 227-233

  Steger, Klaus ^a   Aleithe, Ines ^a   Behre, Hermann ^b   Bergmann, Martin ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human testis; Immunohistochemistry; Ki 67 protein; PCNN; Spermatogonial proliferation

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; FOLLITROPIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ATROPHY; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MITOSIS; OLIGOSPERMIA; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS;

EID: 0031895775     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.3.227     Document Type: Article

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