Effects of castration on the expression of the NGF and TrkA in the vas deferens and accessory male genital glands of the rat

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 239-248

  Squillacioti, Caterina ^a   De Luca, A ^a   Paino, S ^b   Langella, E ^b   Mirabella, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgen hormones; Immunohistochemistry; Prostate; Real time RT PCR; Stromal cells

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

ANDROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PROSTATE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VAS DEFERENS;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RNA, MESSENGER; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 74549151026     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2009.239     Document Type: Article

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