Expression and localization of nerve growth factor (NGF) in the testis of alpaca (Llama pacos)

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-61

  Wang, Haidong ^a   Dong, Yanjun ^a   Chen, Wenhua ^a,b   Hei, Junping ^a   Dong, Changsheng ^a  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hanzhong People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Alpaca; NGF (nerve growth factor); SABC; Testis

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

AGE; ALPACA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

LAMA PACOS;

EID: 79958105062     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: 18975631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5603/FHC.2011.0009     Document Type: Article

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