Rabbit sex hormone-binding globulin: Expression in the liver and testis during postnatal development and structural characterization by truncated proteins

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 165-174

  Wong, Alice S T ^a,b   Lui, Wing Yee ^a   Hui, Irene T C ^a   Lee, Will M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Postnatal expression; Sex hormone binding globulin; Truncated SHBG

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RABBIT; STEROID BINDING; TESTIS;

EID: 0035012776     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2001.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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