Concerted changes in the YB2/RYB-a protein and protamine 2 messenger RNA in the mouse testis under heat stress

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 129-135

  Iuchi, Yoshihito ^a   Kaneko, Tomoko ^a   Matsuki, Shingo ^a   Sasagawa, Isoji ^a   Fujii, Junichi ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Spermatid; Spermatogenesis; Stress

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTAMINE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RYB A PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YB2 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; HEAT STRESS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA BINDING; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; STRESS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037230246     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.005124     Document Type: Article

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