Immunocytochemical localization of type 5 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in human reproductive tissues

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 731-737

  Pelletier, Georges ^a   Luu The, Van ^a   Têtu, Bernard ^a   Labrie, Fernand ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

17 HSD localization; Androgens; Ovary; Prostate; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; STROMA CELL;

EID: 0033057937     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904700602     Document Type: Article

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