Stability and transcriptional regulation of Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase mRNA expression in the initial segment of the rat epididymis

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 501-512

  Rudolph, Daniel B ^a   Hinton, Barry T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Efferent duct ligation; RNase protection assay

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INTRONS; MALE; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030679771     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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