Expression of growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9), ALK5, and claudin-11 in adult alpaca testis

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-21

  Guo, Qing Yun ^a   Gao, Zhen Zhen ^a   Zhao, Li ^a   He, Jun Ping ^a   Dong, Cheng Sheng ^a  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adult alpaca; ALK5; Claudin 11; Growth differentiation factor 9; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN 11; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SERTOLI CELL; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CLAUDINS; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TESTIS;

LAMA PACOS;

EID: 84869884134     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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