Morphology and function of human Leydig cells in vitro. Immunocytochemical and radioimmunological analyses

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-42

  Bilinska, Barbara ^a   Kotula Balak, M ^a   Sadowska, J ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

hCG stimulation; Human Leydig cells; Immunocytochemistry; LH receptors; Multicolor staining; Primary culture; Testosterone secretion; multinucleate cells

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LABELING; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; MITOCHONDRION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIOIMMUNOLOGY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

CELLS, CULTURED; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 66149116799     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2009.35     Document Type: Article

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