Changes in testicular transferrin concentrations measured by enzyme immunoassay after FSH administration to beagle dogs

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 224-228

  Kawakami, Eiichi ^a   Arai, T ^a   Oishi, I ^a  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dog; Enzyme immunoassay; Testis; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; RABBIT ANTISERUM; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0032801873     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1999.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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