Ecophysiological responses of the seminal vesicle of Libyan jird (Meriones libycus) to the Saharan conditions: Histological, morphometric and immunohistochemical analysis

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 603-615

  Belhocine, Mansouria ^a   Gernigon Spychalowicz, T ^b   Robert, A M ^c   Schoevaert, D ^d   Bennazzoug, Y ^b   Exbrayat, J M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAGANEM   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Castration; Collagen fibers; Desert; Epithelial stromal interactions; Extracellular matrix; Reproduction; Rodents; Seminal vesicle; Stroma; Tissue remodeling

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CASTRATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MORPHOMETRICS; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMINAL VESICLE; STROMA CELL;

MERIONES LIBYCUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34247468017     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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