Expression of polysialic acid, α- and β-catenins in adult toad testis in hibernation stage and after gonadotrophin - Releasing hormone (GnRH) treatment

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 167-175

  Casco, Víctor Hugo ^a,c   Izaguirre, María Fernanda ^a   Peralta Soler, Alejandro ^b   Paz, Dante Agustín ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ENTRE RÍOS   (Argentina)

^b LANKENAU INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CC 47 ^*

Author keywords

Catenis; Gonadotrophin releasing hormone; Polysialic acid; Testis; Toad

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; GONADORELIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; POLYSIALIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIBERNATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; TOAD;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; LAMIINAE;

EID: 0033945522     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0924-3860(200007)38:3;1-5;ft167     Document Type: Article

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