Connexin43 gene expression and regulation in the rodent seminiferous epithelium

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 793-805

  Batias, Catherine ^a   Siffroi, Jean Pierre ^c   Fénichel, Patrick ^a   Pointis, Georges ^a   Segretain, Dominique ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Section of Radiology   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Connexin43; Gap junction; Germ cell; Retinoids; Sertoli cell; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034129914     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540004800608     Document Type: Article

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