Human endogenous retrovirus-R (ERV 3) env-like antigens expressed in baboon testes and epididymides

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 264-270

  Mwenda, J M ^a   Sichangi, M W ^b   Wango, E O ^b   Oduor Okello, D ^b   Langat, D K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS T ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PAPIO; PATHOLOGY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL, TUMOR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PAPIO; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; TESTIS;

EID: 23944524435     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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