Function of human epididymal proteins in sperm maturation

Andrologia

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 225-232

  Kirchhoff, C ^a,b   Osterhoff, C ^a   Pcra, I ^a   Schrotcr S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Hormon und Fortpflanzungsforschung IHF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epididymis specific expression; Regulation; Sperm surface

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA LIBRARY; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

EID: 0031880525     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1998.tb01164.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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