Localization of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its receptor (EGFR) during postnatal testis development in the alpaca (Lama pacos)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 155-161

  He, Junping ^a   Dong, Changsheng ^a   You, Rongli ^a   Zhu, Zhiwei ^a   Lv, Lihua ^a   Smith, George W ^a,b  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Epidermal growth factor; Epidermal growth factor receptor; Immunohistochemistry; Testis

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; TESTIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TESTIS;

LAMA PACOS; MYOIDA;

EID: 69049085526     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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