Antimicrobial protection of the mouse testis: Synthesis of defensins of the cryptdin family

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1115-1122

  Grandjean, Valérie ^a   Vincent, Stéphane ^a   Martin, Luc ^a   Rassoulzadegan, Minoo ^a   Cuzin, François ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTDIN; DEFENSIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXON; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANETH CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; TESTIS; TESTIS CELL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; DEFENSINS; GERM CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030778218     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod57.5.1115     Document Type: Article

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