Characterization of nerve growth factor precursor protein expression in rat round spermatids and the trophic effects of nerve growth factor in the maintenance of Sertoli cell viability

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-136

  Chen, Y ^a   Dicou, E ^b   Djakiew, D ^a,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

NGF precursor; Round spermatids; Sertoli cells; Trophic factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURITES; PC12 CELLS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATIDS;

EID: 0030887906     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(96)04001-4     Document Type: Article

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