The novel epididymal secretory protein ESP13.2 in Macaca fascicularis

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 965-972

  Perry, A C F ^a   Jones, R ^b   Moisyadi, S ^a   Coadwell, J ^b   Hall, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; SECRETORY PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DISULFIDE BOND; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; MACACA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EPIDIDYMAL SECRETORY PROTEINS; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; METALLOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TESTICULAR HORMONES;

MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032881431     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.4.965     Document Type: Article

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