Mammalian lipocalin-type prostaglandin D2 synthase in the fluids of the male genital tract: Putative biochemical and physiological functions

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 458-467

  Fouchécourt, Sophie ^a   Charpigny, Gilles ^a   Reinaud, Pierrette ^a   Dumont, Pascal ^a   Dacheux, Jean Louis ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Fertilization

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; FLURBIPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; LIPOCALIN; MESSENGER RNA; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID; SECRETORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036152799     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod66.2.458     Document Type: Article

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