Role of transcription factors CREB and CREM in cAMP-regulated transcription during spermatogenesis

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 133-138

  Walker, William H ^a   Habener, Joel F ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AUTOREGULATION; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0029941935     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1043-2760(96)00035-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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