Cloning and structural analysis of leydin, a novel human serine protease expressed by the Leydig cells of the testis

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 244-250

  Poorafshar, Maryam ^b   Hellman, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

HMC 1; Human; Leydig cells; Serine protease; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO CELL; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEYDIG CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033118244     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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