Migration and ultrastructural localization of the c-kit receptor protein in spermatogenic cells and spermatozoa of the mouse

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1676-1680

  Sandlow, Jay I ^a   Feng, Huai Liang ^a   Zheng, Lei Jing ^a   Sandra, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

C kit; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR PROTEIN; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0344131384     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)69003-9     Document Type: Article

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