Evidence for cross-talk between sertoli and germ cells using selected cathepsins as markers

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 686-703

  Chung, Sanny S W ^a,b   Zhu, Li Ji ^a   Mo, Meng Yun ^a   Silvestrini, Bruno ^c   Lee, Will M ^b   Cheng, C Yan ^a,d  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathepsin D; Cathepsin L; Cathepsin S; Germ cell migration; In situ hybridization; Seminiferous epithelium; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN D; CATHEPSIN L; CATHEPSIN S; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATHEPSINS; CELL COMMUNICATION; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA PRIMERS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0032407875     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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