In situ hybridization and immunohistochemical localization of leptin hormone and leptin receptor in the seminal vesicle and prostate gland of adult rat

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 185-191

  Sayed Ahmed, Ahmed ^a   Abd Elmaksoud, Ahmed ^b   Elnasharty, Mohamed ^a   El Magd, Mohamed Abu ^c  

^a Damanhour University   (Egypt)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^c KAFRELSHEIKH UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Leptin; Leptin receptor; Prostate; Rat; Seminal vesicle

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEMINAL VESICLE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEPTIN; MALE; PROSTATE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMINAL VESICLES;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84857649761     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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