Comparative expression of androgen receptor in the testis and epididymal region of roosters (Gallus domesticus) and drakes (Anas platyrhynchos)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 773-779

  Dornas, Rubem A P ^a   Oliveira, André G ^a   Dias, Mariana O ^a   Mahecha, Germán A B ^a   Oliveira, Cleida A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Drakes; Efferent ductules; Epididymis; Roosters

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DRAKE (DUCK); EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ROOSTER; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 38849130683     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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