Tissue-specific localization of cytochrome P450 aromatase in the equine embryo by in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1141-1145

  Walters, Karen W ^a   Corbin, C Jo ^a   Anderson, Gary B ^a   Roser, Janet F ^a   Conley, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; ENDODERM; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HORSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 0034090580     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.5.1141     Document Type: Article

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