Characterization of different cell populations isolated from rat testis peritubular cells

Differentiation

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-19

  Galdieri, Michela ^a,b   Ricci, Giulia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; FIBRONECTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SECRETION; CELL STRUCTURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERUM; TESTIS CELL;

ANIMALIA; MYOIDEA;

EID: 0031898982     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.1998.6310013.x     Document Type: Article

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