Chromogranin-A expression in the bovine testis

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 146-153

  Payan Carreira, Rita ^a   Rodrigues, Paula ^a   Carvalho, Pedro R F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b Centro Hospitalar de Vila Real Peso Da Régua   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cattle; Chromogranin A; Immunohistochemistry; Seminal plasma proteins; Testis

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN; CHROMOGRANIN A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; CYTOPLASM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748451849     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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