Immunodetection of inhibin in the human testis and epididymis during normal development and in non-tumoural testicular lesions

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 558-563

  Nistal, Manuel ^a   González Peramato, Pilar ^a,b   De Miguel, Maria P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Efferent ducts; Rete testis; Testicular dysgenesia

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; INHIBIN;

ADULT; ANTIANDROGEN THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; ISCHEMIA; LEYDIG CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SECRETORY CELL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SEX TRANSFORMATION; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS BLOOD FLOW; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INHIBINS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS;

EID: 77649301170     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD09179     Document Type: Article

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