cynDAZLA: A cynomolgus monkey homologue of the human autosomal DAZ gene

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 479-483

  Carani, Cesare ^a   Gromoll, Jörg ^b   Brinkworth, Martin H ^b   Simoni, Manuela ^b   Weinbauer, Gerhard F ^b   Nieschlag, Eberhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; DAZLA; Evolution; Male infertility; Monkey

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DAZ1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; DAZL PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 3; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MACACA; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOGENESIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031155777     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.6.479     Document Type: Article

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