Expression of galectin-3 as a testis inflammatory marker in vasectomised mice

Cell Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-18

  Kashani, Hamed Haddad ^a   Moshkdanian, Ghazale ^a   Atlasi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Taherian, Ali Akbar ^a   Naderian, Homayoun ^a   Nikzad, Hossein ^a  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Galectin 3; Immunohistochemistry; Inflammation; Testis; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORCHITIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; STEREOLOGY; TESTIS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 84877309722     PISSN: 22285806     EISSN: 22285814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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