Immunohistochemical detection of calmodulin and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in the mouse testis

Zygote

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 303-314

  Moriya, M ^a   Katagiri, C ^a   Ikebe, M ^b   Yagi, K ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Agro Science Research Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcineurin; Immuno electron microscopy; Immunofluorescence; Spermatogenesis; Zygotene spermatocyte

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE II; CALMODULIN-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE II; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; BRAIN; CELL NUCLEUS; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CALMODULIN; CELL NUCLEUS; CHICKENS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GIZZARD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RATS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 0034331641     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199400001106     Document Type: Article

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