Ontogenesis of Ap-2γ expression in rat testes

Sexual Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 188-196

  Hou, M ^a   Stukenborg, J B ^a   Nurmio, M ^c   Andersson, M ^b   Toppari, J ^c   Soder O ^a   Jahnukainen, K ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Germ cells; Rat testis; Spermatogenesis; Spermatogonial stem cells

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CD9 ANTIGEN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; THY 1 ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, THY-1; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-2;

EID: 79960940579     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328822     Document Type: Article

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