Regional expression and androgen regulation of carbonic anhydrase IV and II in the adult rat epididymis

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1521-1526

  Kaunisto, Kari ^a   Fleming, Robert E ^b   Kneer, Joni ^b   Sly, William S ^b   Rajaniemi, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE II; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032758630     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.6.1521     Document Type: Article

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