Expression of occludin in testis and epididymis of wild rabbits, lepus sinensis coreanus

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 745-750

  Yoon, S I ^a   Park, C J ^a   Nah, W H ^a   Gye, M C ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OCCLUDIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HARE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TESTIS; TIGHT JUNCTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYTOPLASM; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HARES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TESTIS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

LEPUS SINENSIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 70349193239     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01064.x     Document Type: Article

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