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A note on the possibility of identifying Leydig and Sertoli cells byimmunohistochemistry in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus)

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Date Issued:
2002
Title: A note on the possibility of identifying Leydig and Sertoli cells byimmunohistochemistry in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus).
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Name(s): Miller, Debra L.
Bossart, Gregory D.
Nadji, Mehrdad
Tarpley, Raymond
Roberts, Brenda
O'Hara, Todd M.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Date Issued: 2002
Publisher: International Whaling Commission
Place of Publication: Cambridge, UK
Physical Form: pdf
Extent: 6 p.
Language(s): English
Identifier: FA00007279 (IID), fau:32903 (fedora)
Note(s): Leydig cells have been found to be either unidentifiable or at apparent low numbers during routine histologic examination of bowhead whale testes. Therefore, fonnalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded testicular tissues from 14 bowhead whales were retrospectively examined to determine if immunohistochemical staining could aid in identification of Sertoli and Leydig cells. Multiple intrntesticular samples were examined when available. Scrtoli and Leydig cells were differentiated using inhibin and eulrctinin stains. Significant whale length and seasonal differences were not found; however, a trend toward increased staining intensity was noted for autumn harvested whales.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1494
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Miller, D. L., Bossart, G. D., Nadji, M., Tarpley, R., Roberts, B., & O’Hara, T. M. (2002). A note on the possibility of identifying Leydig and Sertoli cells by immunohistochemistry in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 4(2), 149-153.
Subject(s): Leydig cells
Sertoli cells
Balaena mysticetus
Bowhead whale
Immunohistochemistry
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