Identification and regulation of receptor tyrosine kinases Rse and Mer and their ligand Gas6 in testicular somatic cells

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 291-302

  Chan, Michael C W ^a,b   Mather, Jennie P ^b   McCray, Glynis ^b   Lee, Will M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Sertoli cells; Testicular cell lines; Tyrosine phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GENE PRODUCT; GROWTH ARREST SPECIFIC GENE 6 PROTEIN; LIGAND; MER PROTEIN; PROTEIN S; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RSE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SOMATIC CELL; TESTIS;

EID: 0033994339     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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