Expression of androgen receptor and its co-localization with estrogen receptor-alpha in the developing pituitary gland of sheep fetus

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-432

  Yuan, XueJun ^a,b   He, YuQin ^c   Liu, JiaLi ^a   Luo, HaoShu ^a   Zhang, JinHua ^a   Cui, Sheng ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AR; ER ; Immunohistochemistry; Pituitary; Sheep fetus

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATION PERIOD; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33847764131     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-006-0262-6     Document Type: Article

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