Effects of scrotal insulation and pathological lesions on α-smooth muscle actin (SMA) and vimentin in the bull testes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-190

  Devkota, Bhuminand ^a,b,c   Sasaki, Motoki ^a,b   Matsui, Motozumi ^a,b   Takahashi, Ken Ichi ^d   Matsuzaki, Shigenori ^d   Koseki, Tsugio ^e   Miyake, Yoh Ichi ^a,b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d Genetics   (Japan)

^e National Livestock Breeding Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

SMA; Scrotal insulation; Subfertile bull testis; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; ORCHIECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; SCROTUM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ATROPHY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; SCROTUM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOCYTES; VIMENTIN;

BOVINAE;

EID: 77952651639     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-118N     Document Type: Article

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