Expression Pattern of the Mitochondrial Capsule Selenoprotein mRNA in the Mouse Testis after Puberty; in situ Hybridization Study

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 983-988

  Nam, Sang Yoon ^a   Maeda, Seishi ^a   Ogawa, Kenji ^b   Kurohmaru, Masamichi ^a   Hayashi, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Mitochondrial capsule selenoprotein; Puberty; Testis

Indexed keywords

MCSP PROTEIN, MOUSE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; SELENOPROTEIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SELENOPROTEINS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031262087     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.59.983     Document Type: Article

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