Anatomical basis for cell transplantation into mouse seminiferous tubules

Reproduction

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 385-392

  Silván, Unai ^a,b   Aréchaga, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SOFT TISSUE;

ANIMALS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; COLORING AGENTS; CORROSION CASTING; MALE; MICE; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYMERS; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

EID: 84865170542     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-12-0043     Document Type: Article

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