Testicular cAMP responsive element modulator (CREM) protein is expressed in round spermatids but is absent or reduced in men with round spermatid maturation arrest

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-15

  Weinbauer, G F ^a   Behr, R ^a   Bergmann, M ^b   Nieschlag, E ^a  

^a INST OF REPRO MED OF THE UNIV   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CREM; Human; Infertility; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CYCLIC AMP; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT MODULATOR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSPERMIA; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0031911534     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.1.9     Document Type: Article

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