Aquaporin 9 (AQP9) localization in the adult dog testis excurrent ducts by immunohistochemistry

Anatomical Record

Volumn 290, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1519-1525

  Domeniconi, Raquel Fantin ^a,b   Orsi, Antonio Marcos ^b   Justulin Jr , Luis Antonio ^a   Beu, Célia Cristina Leme ^b   Felisbino, Sérgio Luis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 9; Efferent ducts; Epididymis; Epith elial transport; Immunohistochemistry; Vas deferens; Water channel

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 9;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETE TESTIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; VAS DEFERENS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; DOGS; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; TESTIS; VAS DEFERENS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 37049016447     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20611     Document Type: Article

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