Identification of markers for precursor and leydig cell differentiation in the adult rat testis following ethane dimethyl sulphonate administration

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1437-1445

  Teerds, Katja J ^a   De Boer Brouwer, Mieke ^a   Dorrington, Jennifer H ^b   Balvers, Marga ^c   Ivell, Richard ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033014725     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod60.6.1437     Document Type: Article

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