Absorptive activities of the efferent ducts evaluated by the immunolocalization of aquaporin water channels and lectin histochemistry in adult cats

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-444

  Arrighi, S ^a   Ventriglia, G ^b   Aralla, M ^a   Zizza, S ^b   Di Summa, A ^b   Desantis, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquaporin immunohistochemistry; Domestic cat; Efferent ducts; Lectin histochemistry

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; LECTIN;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RETE TESTIS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; CATS; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LECTINS; MALE; RETE TESTIS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 77950213714     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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