Cystatin C is highly expressed in the human male reproductive system

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 564-572

  Jiborn, Thomas ^a   Abrahamson, Magnus ^a   Wallin, Hanna ^a   Malm, Johan ^a   Lundwall, Åke ^a   Gadaleanu, Virgil ^a   Abrahamsson, Per Anders ^a   Bjartell, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cysteine protease inhibitor; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Quantitative real time (QRT) PCR; Seminal fluid

Indexed keywords

CYSTATIN C; DIGOXIGENIN;

ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINAL VESICLE; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VAS DEFERENS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 3042858686     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2004.tb02827.x     Document Type: Article

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