Stage-specific regulation of stem cell factor gene expression in the rat seminiferous epithelium

Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1499-1504

  Wei, Yan ^a   Linderborg, Jussi ^a   Suominen, Janne ^a   Toppari, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ACTIVIN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; ESTRADIOL; GROWTH FACTOR; HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; STEM CELL FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HALF LIFE TIME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; STAGING; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0032914175     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.3.6590     Document Type: Article

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