Identification of γ1 subunit of GABAA receptor in rat testis

Cell Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-37

  Hu, Jing Hua ^a   Yan, Yuan Chang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

GABAA receptor; Rat testis; 1 subunit

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RAT; SPERMATOZOON; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TESTIS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOZOA; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TESTIS;

EID: 0009935915     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290107     Document Type: Article

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