The human autosomal gene DAZLA: Testis specificity and a candidate for male infertility

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2013-2017

  Yen, Pauline H ^a   Chai, Ning Ning ^a   Salido, Eduardo C ^b  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME 3P; DNA LIBRARY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYBRID CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TESTIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

MURINAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0029842285     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/5.12.2013     Document Type: Article

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