Expression of Connexin 43 in normal canine testes and canine testicular tumors

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 537-548

  Rüttinger, Christina ^a   Bergmann, Martin ^a   Fink, Ludger ^a   Pesch, Sandra ^a   Seitz, Klaus ^b   Trautmann, Astrid ^b   Steger, Klaus ^a   Konrad, Lutz ^a   Brehm, Ralph ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Veterinary Clinic Dr Kaiser   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canine; Cx43; Dog testis; Sertoli cell; Testicular tumors

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINOMA; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS TUMOR; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; DOGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS; VIMENTIN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 50249172796     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-008-0432-9     Document Type: Article

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