Temporal expression and localization of protein farnesyltransferase during spermiogenesis and posttesticular sperm maturation in the hamster

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-76

  Olson, Gary E ^a   Nagdas, Subir K ^a   Winfrey, Virginia P ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Farnesyltransferase expression and localization; Hamster sperm; Hamster spermatids; Protein lipidation; Spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPIDIDYMIS; HAMSTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; EPIDIDYMIS; FARNESYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; SPERM MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TRANSFERASES;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0030849650     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199709)48:1<71::AID-MRD9>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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