Investigation of the potential role of the germ cell complement in control of the expression of transferrin mRNA in the prepubertal and adult rat testis

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-77

  Maguire, S M ^a   Millar, M R ^a   Sharpe, R M ^a   Gaughan, J ^a   Saunders, P T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURVIVAL; GERM CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IRON TRANSPORT; LEYDIG CELL; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA PROBE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS FUNCTION;

EID: 0030739865     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0190067     Document Type: Article

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