Changes in the number, proliferation rates, and bcl-2 protein immunoexpression of epithelial and periductal cells from rat epididymis during postnatal development

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 702-712

  Ramírez, Raquel ^d   Martín, Rocío ^d   Martín, José J ^a   Ramírez, José R ^b   Paniagua, Ricardo ^d   Santamaría, Luis ^c  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b Hospital Naval del Mediterraneo   (Spain)

^c AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Basal cells; Cell proliferation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0344286131     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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