Immunohistochemical, histological and ultrastructural evaluation of the effects of leptin on testes in mice

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 395-405

  Kus, Ilter ^a   Sarsilmaz, M ^a   Canpolat, S ^a   Yilmaz, B ^a   Kelestimur, H ^a   Akpolat, N ^a   Ozogul, C ^b  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistiy; Leptin; Light and electron microscopy; Testis

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; LYSOSOME; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY GRANULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEPTIN; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGAN SIZE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

EID: 79961158289     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850190944375     Document Type: Article

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