TGF-β could be involved in paracrine actions in the epididymis of the marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus)

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 375-383

  Bomgardner, Daniela ^a,c   Wehrenberg, Uwe ^b   Rune, Gabriele M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epididymal morphology; Epididymal sperm maturation

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CALLITHRIX; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0033067453     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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