Postvasectomy alterations in protein synthesis and secretion in the rat caput epididymidis are not repaired after vasovasostomy

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 276-290

  Turner, Terry T ^a   Riley, T A ^a   Vagnetti, M ^a   Flickinger, C J ^a   Caldwell, J A ^a   Hunt, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CRISP 1; Epididymal protein; Infertility; Lumicrine factors; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERIN; CYSTEINE RICH SECRETORY PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PROSTAGLANDIN D SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; RETINOIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; SECRETORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; VASECTOMY; VASOVASOSTOMY;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASECTOMY; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 0033995089     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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