Immunohistochemical localization of estrogen receptors ERα and ERβ in the spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) ovary during postnatal development

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Hułas Stasiak, Monika ^a   Gawron, Antoni ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acomys cahirinus; Estrogen receptor (ER) and ; Immunohistochemistry; Ovarian cells

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERM LAYER; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; INTERSTITIUM; LUTEAL CELL; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MURINAE; OOCYTES;

ACOMYS CAHIRINUS; ANIMALIA; MUS SAXICOLA;

EID: 33947277885     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-006-9072-3     Document Type: Article

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