Ontogenesis and cell specific localization of Fas ligand expression in the rat testis

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 304-310

  D'Abrizio, Piera ^a   Baldini, Enke ^b   Russo, Paola F ^b   Biordi, Leda ^b   Graziano, Filomena M ^c   Rucci, Nadia ^b   Properzi, Giuliana ^a   Francavilla, Sandro ^a   Ulisse, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Development; Fas ligand; Testis

Indexed keywords

FAS LIGAND;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 5644302309     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2004.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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