Localization of class I and class IV alcohol dehydrogenases in mouse testis and epididymis: Potential retinol dehydrogenases for endogenous retinoic acid synthesis

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 102-109

  Deltour, Louise ^a   Haselbeck, Robert J ^a   Ang, Hwee Luan ^a   Duester, Gregg ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS; TRETINOIN;

EID: 0031021349     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.1.102     Document Type: Article

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