Demonstration of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor in cauda epididymis of rat

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 98-106

  Dahia, Chitra Lekha ^a   Rao, A Jagannadha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Follicle stimulating hormone; Follicle stimulating hormone receptor; Male reproductive tract

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; CYCLIC AMP; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; IODINE 125; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; ORGAN GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYCLIC AMP; EPIDIDYMIS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; MACACA RADIATA; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, FSH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745394583     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.047704     Document Type: Article

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