Immunolocalization of androgen receptor and estrogen receptors α and β in human fetal testis and epididymis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 4 II, 2005, Pages 1695-1698

  Shapiro, Ellen ^a   Huang, Hongying ^a   Masch, Rachel J ^a   McFadden, Deborah E ^b   Wu, Xue Ru ^a   Ostrer, Harry ^a   Reiner, William ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Epididymis; Estrogens; Receptors, androgen; Testis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDIDYMIS; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; STROMA CELL; TESTIS;

EID: 24944467367     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000179540.28209.de     Document Type: Conference Paper

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