Age-related changes in the testes of horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-25

  Fukuda, T ^a   Kikuchi, M ^a   Kurotaki, T ^b   Oyamada, T ^a   Yoshikawa, H ^a   Yoshikawa, T ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Ageing; Horse; Myoid cell; Testis

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MYOIDEA;

ACTIN; COLLAGEN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBROSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HORSE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS;

ACTINS; AGING; ANIMALS; ATROPHY; COLLAGEN; FIBROSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HORSES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

EID: 0035234310     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516401776767449     Document Type: Article

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