Immunolocalisation of 11β-HSD-1 and -2, glucocorticoid receptor, mineralocorticoid receptor and Na +K +-ATPase during the postnatal development of the rat epididymis

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 350-362

  Gladstones, Gwyneth H ^a   Burton, Peter J ^a,b   Mark, Peter J ^c   Waddell, Brendan J ^c   Roberts, Peter ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Concept Fertility Centre ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

11 HSD; Developmental; Epididymis; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; 11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 2; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBERTY; RAT;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 1; 11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 2; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; RNA, MESSENGER; SODIUM-POTASSIUM-EXCHANGING ATPASE;

RATTUS;

EID: 84858256937     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01481.x     Document Type: Article

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