Differential nuclear localization of the cancer/testis-associated protein, SPAN-X/CTp11, in transfected cells and in 50% of human spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 345-358

  Westbrook, V A ^a   Diekman, A B ^a   Naaby Hansen, S ^a   Coonrod, S A ^a   Klotz, K L ^a   Thomas, T S ^a   Norton, E J ^a   Flickinger, C J ^a   Herr, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Sperm; Sperm maturation; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035163004     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod64.1.345     Document Type: Article

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