Acid phosphatase activity in gerbil prostate: Comparative study in male and female during postnatal development

Cell Biology International

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 335-344

  Custódio, Ana Maria Galvan ^a   Góes, Rejane Maira ^b   Taboga, Sebastião Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Enzyme cytochemistry; Female prostate; Gerbil; Male prostate

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACID PHOSPHATASE PROSTATE ISOENZYME; GLYCEROL 2 PHOSPHATE; SULFIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERBIL; INCUBATION TIME; ISOLATED ORGAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROSTATE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; MALE; PROSTATE;

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; MAMMALIA; MERIONES; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS;

EID: 2942573338     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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