Myogenesis within the human gubernaculum: Histological and immunohistochemical evaluation

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 175-179

  Tanyel, F Cahit ^a   Talim, B ^a   Atilla, P ^a   Muftuoglu S ^a   Kale, G ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Gubernaculum; Myogenesis; Testis; Transdifferentiation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; DESMIN; EOSIN; FAST MYOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; MYOSIN; SLOW MYOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREMASTER MUSCLE; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESENCHYME; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOFIBROBLAST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS GUBERNACULUM;

ACTINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESODERM; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOSINS; TESTIS;

EID: 22244453724     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837604     Document Type: Article

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