Immunohistochemical Localization of Oestrogen Receptor Alpha in the Various Cell Categories of Chick Embryo Ovary

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 546-554

  Civinini, A ^a   Chimenti, C ^a   Gallo, V P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THECA CELL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CHICK EMBRYO; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OVARY; THECA CELLS;

EID: 78649590016     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2010.01027.x     Document Type: Article

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