Mast cells and ethanol consumption: Interactions in the prostate, epididymis and testis of UChB rats

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 170-178

  Mendes, Leonardo O ^a,b   Amorim, João Paulo A ^a,b   Teixeira, Giovana R ^b   Chuffa, Luiz Gustavo A ^a,b   Fioruci, Beatriz Aparecida ^a,b   Pimentel, Tatiana Aparecida ^b   de Mello, Wilson ^b   Padovani, Carlos Roberto ^b   Pereira, Sergio ^b   Martinez, Marcelo ^c   Pinheiro, Patrícia Fernanda F ^b   Oliani, Sônia Maria ^b   Martinez, Francisco Eduardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Ethanol; Mast cell; Prostate; Rat; Testis

Indexed keywords

TOLONIUM CHLORIDE; ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MICROSCOPY; MUCOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE VENTRAL LOBE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; TESTIS; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PROSTATE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; ETHANOL; MALE; MAST CELLS; MICROSCOPY; PROSTATE; RATS; TESTIS;

EID: 80052614843     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00958.x     Document Type: Article

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