Expression of Neuropeptide Y gene in mouse testes during testicular development

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-449

  Terado, M ^a   Nomura, M ^a   Mineta, K ^a   Fujimoto, N ^a   Matsumoto, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgen; Cryptorchidism; In situ hybridization histochemistry; Neuropeptide Y; Steroidogenesis; Testes; Testicular development

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PRIMER DNA;

ADOLESCENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREPUBERTY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS;

EID: 33746862574     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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