Leptin expression during the differentiation of subcutaneous adipose cells of human embryos in situ

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-19

  Atanassova, P ^a   Popova, L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Embryo, human; Immunocytochemistry; Leptin; Preadipocytes

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID STORAGE; MESENCHYME CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROADIPOCYTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033972999     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016704     Document Type: Article

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