Cadherin in developing and maturing cysts of Torpedo marmorata testis

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 242-248

  Prisco, Marina ^a,b   Liguoro, Annamaria ^a   Ricchiari, Loredana ^a   Angelini, Francesco ^a   Andreuccetti, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Biologia Evolutiva e Comparata   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cadherins; Testis; Torpedo marmorata

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CADHERIN ANTIBODY; CALCIUM; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; GAMETE; GERM CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOBLAST; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TORPEDO MARMORATA;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CADHERINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGONIA; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TORPEDO;

RAJA MONTAGUI; TORPEDO MARMORATA;

EID: 33846009818     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20517     Document Type: Article

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