Expression and localization of Smad1, Smad2 and Smad4 proteins in rat testis during postnatal development

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-55

  Hu, Jing ^a   Zhang, Yuan Qiang ^a   Liu, Xin Ping ^a   Wang, Rui An ^a   Jin, Yan ^a   Xu, Ruo Jun ^b  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Smad1; Smad2; Smad4; Testis; TGF

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; SMAD PROTEIN; SMAD1 PROTEIN; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GERM CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037357892     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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