Endocrine-paracrine cells of the male urogenital apparatus: A comparative histochemical and immunohistochemical study in some domestic ungulates

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 225-232

  Arrighi, S ^a,b   Cremonesi, F ^b   Bosi, G ^a,b   Domeneghini, C ^b  

^a Depts Vet Sci Technol Food S   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; BETA ENDORPHIN; BIOTIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CHROMOGRANIN A; GASTRIN RELEASING PEPTIDE; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; METENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SEROTONIN; SOMATOSTATIN; STREPTAVIDIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGYROPHILIA; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMAFFIN SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONKEY; ENDOCRINE CELL; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PROSTATE; SILVER IMPREGNATION; STALLION; SWINE; TESTIS; UNGULATE; URETHRA; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VAS DEFERENS; VESICULAR GLAND;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; EQUIDAE; GENITALIA, MALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SILVER STAINING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUS SCROFA; URETHRA;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 4143139655     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2004.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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