Epididymal specificity and androgen regulation of rat EP2

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 575-580

  Ibrahim, N M ^a   Young, L G ^a   Frohlich O ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Male reproductive tract; Sperm; Sperm maturation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN EP2; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034925696     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.2.575     Document Type: Article

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