Mitotic activity of Sertoli cells in adult human testis: An immunohistochemical study to characterize Sertoli cells in testicular cords from patients showing testicular dysgenesis syndrome

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-236

  Brehm, Ralph ^a   Rey, Rodolfo ^b   Kliesch, Sabine ^c   Steger, Klaus ^a   Marks, Alexander ^d   Bergmann, Martin ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinologicas   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Proliferation; Sertoli cell differentiation markers; Sertoli cell nodules; Sertoli cell tumour; Testicular dysgenesis syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOKERATIN 18; INHIBIN; INHIBIN ALPHA; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; ONCOFETAL ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; TESTIS; TESTIS DYSGENESIS;

ADULT; CHILD; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MITOSIS; SERTOLI CELL TUMOR; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATIC CORD; SYNDROME; TESTIS;

EID: 33646879602     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-005-0075-8     Document Type: Article

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