The human SRY protein is present in fetal and adult Sertoli cells and germ cells

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-140

  Salas Cortés, Laura ^a,b   Jaubert, Francis ^c   Barbaux, Sandrine ^b   Nessmann, Catherine ^d   Bono, María R ^a   Fellous, Marc ^b   McElreavey, Ken ^b   Rosemblatt, Mario ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^e Fundacion Ciencia para la Vida   (Chile)

Author keywords

Germ cells; Monoclonal antibody; Sertoli cells; SRY protein; Testis

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE ISOLATION; GERM CELL; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SERTOLI CELL; SEX DETERMINATION; TESTIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; GONADS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OVARY; SERTOLI CELLS; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032925649     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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