Expression and action of transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ1, TGFβ2, and TGFβ3) during embryonic rat testis development

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1304-1313

  Cupp, Andrea S ^a   Kim, Grace ^a   Skinner, Michael K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0033008608     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod60.6.1304     Document Type: Article

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