Immunohistochemical detection of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in fetal and adult bovine epididymis: Release by the apocrine secretion mode?

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-31

  Eickhoff, R ^a   Jennemann, G ^a   Hoffbauer, G ^a   Schuring M P ^b   Kaltner, H ^b   Sinowatz, F ^b   Gabius, H J ^b   Seitz, J ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apocrine secretion; Epididymis; Macrophage migration inhibitory factor; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; LYMPHOKINE; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOCRINE GLAND; APOCRINE SWEAT GLAND; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURFACE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; COW; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; FERTILIZATION; FETUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION; MALE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; OUTER DENSE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ANIMALS; APOCRINE GLANDS; CATTLE; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION-INHIBITORY FACTORS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 33646461275     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091715     Document Type: Article

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