Expression and distribution of inducible nitric oxide synthase in mouse testis

Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 115-123

  Kon, Yasuhiro ^a   Namiki, Yuka ^a   Endoh, Daiji ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Nitric oxide; Sertoli cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSLATION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036866399     PISSN: 00471917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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