Expression of a novel bHLH-Zip gene in human testis

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-88

  Sha, Jia Hao ^a,b   Zhou, Zuo Min ^a,b   Li, Jian Min ^b   Lin, Ming ^b   Zhu, Hui ^b   Zhu, Hu ^b   Zhou, Ya Dong ^b   Wang, Li Long ^b   Wang, Yi Quan ^a   Zhou, Kai Ya ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Basic helix loop helix; DNA microarrays; Leucine zipper; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

BASIC PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE PRODUCT; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN SPZ 1; PROTEIN TSP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MICROARRAY; FETUS; GENBANK; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RNA PROBE; RNA PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0037867963     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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