Immunoexpression of gelatinase (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in the seminal vesicles and ventral prostate of Libyan jird (Meriones libycus) during the seasonal cycle of reproduction

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 619-636

  Belhocine, M ^a,b   Gernigon Spychalowicz, T ^b   Jacob, M P ^c   Benazzoug, Y ^b   Exbrayat, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAGANEM   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^c BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Metalloproteinases; Prostate; Reproduction; Rodent; Seminal vesicles

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MERIONES LIBYCUS; RODENTIA;

GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GERBIL; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MALE; METABOLISM; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEMINAL VESICLE;

ANIMALS; GERBILLINAE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIBYA; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTATE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEMINAL VESICLES;

EID: 77953063322     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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