Gene expression in the epididymis

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 188, Issue , 1999, Pages 133-150

  Kirchhoff, C ^a  

^a Institut fur Hormon und Fortpflanzungsforschung IHF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Embryogenesis; Epididymis; Puberty; Segmentation genes; Steroids; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

STEROID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AGING; CELL STRUCTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0032441106     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)61567-3     Document Type: Article

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