Inhibin bodies: A new marker for immature Sertoli cells

Histopathology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1019-1027

  Nistal, Manuel ^a   Pastrián, Laura G ^a   González Peramato, Pilar ^a   De Miguel, Maria P ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ IDIPAZ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Development; Inhibin; Sertoli cells; Testicular dysgenesia; Testicular tumours

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE REGULATED PROTEIN 78; INHIBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFANT; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFERTILITY, MALE; INHIBINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; SEMINOMA; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959686888     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.03858.x     Document Type: Article

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