II. Characterization and development of the regional- and cellular- specific abnormalities in the epididymis of mice with β-hexosaminidase A deficiency

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 803-824

  Adamali, H I ^a   Somani, I H ^a   Huang, J Q ^b   Mahuran, D ^c   Gravel, R A ^a,b   Trasler, J M ^a,b   Hermo, Louis ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Hexa mice; Lysosomes; Tay Sachs disease

Indexed keywords

BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE A; ENZYME ANTIBODY; LYSOSOME ENZYME;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; LYSOSOME; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAY SACHS DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; TAY-SACHS DISEASE; TESTIS;

EID: 0032700082     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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