Mice that express enzymatically inactive cathepsin L exhibit abnormal spermatogenesis

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 680-687

  Wright, William W ^a   Smith, Liam ^a   Kerr, Candace ^a   Charron, Martin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamete biology; Sertoli cells; Spermatid; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L; ENZYME PRECURSOR; LEPTOTENE; PROCATHEPSIN L; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; GAMETE; GERM CELL; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PHENOTYPE; PRELEPTOTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CATHEPSINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME PRECURSORS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037307043     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.006726     Document Type: Article

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