Expression of oestrogen receptor beta (ERβ) occurs in multiple cell types, including some germ cells, in the rat testis

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 1998, Pages

  Saunders, P T K ^a   Fisher, J S ^a   Sharpe, R M ^a   Millar, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; GERM CELL; HYPOPHYSIS TESTIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM;

EID: 0031936009     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.156R013     Document Type: Article

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