Immunohistochemical demonstration of myoid cells in the testis and its excurrent ducts in the domestic fowl

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 585-589

  Maretta, M ^a   Marettova E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DESMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COTURNIX; CYTOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; POULTRY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TESTIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; COTURNIX; DESMIN; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE CELLS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; POULTRY; TESTIS;

GALLIFORMES; MYOIDA; MYOIDEA;

EID: 9944245663     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660400006313     Document Type: Article

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