Regional distribution of 5α-reductase type 1 and type 2 mRNA along the human epididymis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1116-1121

  Mahony, Mary C ^a   Swanlund, Dave J ^b   Billeter, Michelle ^b   Roberts, Ken P ^b   Pryor, Jon L ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

5 Reductase isozymes; Gene expression; Male reproductive tract; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHILIN; ISOENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE; CHOLESTENONE 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PEPTIDYLPROLYL ISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM; ADULT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CHOLESTENONE 5 ALPHA-REDUCTASE; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PEPTIDYLPROLYL ISOMERASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032081294     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00094-6     Document Type: Article

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