Cystatin E1 and E2, new members of male reproductive tract subgroup within cystatin type 2 family

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 489-500

  Li, Ying ^a   Friel, Patrick J ^a   McLean, Derek J ^a   Griswold, Michael D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Estradiol; Gene regulation; Male reproductive tract; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CYSTATIN; CYSTATIN E1; CYSTATIN E2; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENITAL SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CYSTATINS; DATABASES, GENETIC; EJACULATORY DUCTS; GENITALIA, MALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0038299242     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.014100     Document Type: Article

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