Microtubule-associated protein-2 in the rat testis: A novel site of expression

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 896-904

  Loveland, Kate L ^a   Hayes, Theresa M ^a   Meinhardt, Andreas ^a   Zlatic, Kristina S ^a   Parvinen, Maarti ^b   De Kretser, David M ^a   McFarlane, James R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; MALE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CYTOSOL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PACLITAXEL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS;

EID: 0029931820     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod54.4.896     Document Type: Article

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