Leptin and its receptor are expressed in the testis and in the epididymis of young and adult pigs

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 736-745

  Rago, Vittoria ^a   Aquila, Saveria ^a   Guido, Carmela ^a   Carpino, Amalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Leptin; Leptin receptor; Pig; Testis

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; ISOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; GENE FUNCTION; GONAD; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING; AGING; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEPTIN; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SUS SCROFA; TESTIS;

EID: 67649224240     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20880     Document Type: Article

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