Regulation of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase catalytic activity and protein level in the initial segment of the rat epididymis by testicular factors: Role of basic fibroblast growth factor

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 197-206

  Lan, Zi Jian ^a   Labus, Jacquelyn C ^a   Hinton, Barry T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN BINDING PROTEIN; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RETE TESTIS; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; CATALYSIS; EPIDIDYMIS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LIGATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETE TESTIS; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

ANIMALIA; CAPUT; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031973506     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.1.197     Document Type: Article

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