Identification, sequence analysis and expression of transcripts encoding a putative metalloproteinase, eMDC II, in human and macaque epididymis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1127-1134

  Jury, Jenny A ^a   Perry, Anthony C F ^a   Hall, Len ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cysteine rich protein; Disintegrin like; Epididymis; Metalloproteinase; Metalloproteinase like

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; DISINTEGRIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0032750640     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.12.1127     Document Type: Article

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