Immunolocalization of androgen receptor in the boar epididymis: The effect of GnRH agonist deslorelin

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 266-272

  Kopera, I ^a   Tuz, R ^b   Hejmej, A ^a   Schwarz, T ^b   Koczanowski, J ^b   Bilinska B ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; DESLORELIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; STROMA CELL; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; STROMAL CELLS; SWINE; TRIPTORELIN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 62549122497     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.01054.x     Document Type: Article

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