Immunohistology of aquaporin-1 and stem cell factor-receptor in human undescended testes

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 271-275

  Nicòtina, Piero Antonio ^a   Romeo, Carmelo ^a   Arena, Salvatore ^a   Impellizzeri, Pietro ^a   Antonuccio, Pietro ^a   Arena, Francesco ^a,b   Zuccarello, Biagio ^a   Romeo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Dipto Sci Pediat Mediche e Chir   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 1; C kit; Cryptorchidism; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 1; PARAFFIN; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY LABELING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; CYTOPLASM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLUID TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCELE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS BIOPSY; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

ADOLESCENT; AMPHIBIAN PROTEINS; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOPSY; BODY FLUIDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS;

EID: 3142619211     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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