Expression of estrogen receptors in the efferent ductule of male sheep fetuses during gestation

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 473-475

  Tian, Xinggui ^a   Cui, Sheng ^a   Liu, Jiali ^a   Yi, Shaoli ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Efferent ductule; Estrogen receptor; Ovine; Testis

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP; TESTIS;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 12944301265     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-004-0706-9     Document Type: Article

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