Role of follitropin receptor signaling in nuclear protein transitions and chromatin condensation during spermatogenesis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 312, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 697-701

  Xing, Weirong ^a   Krishnamurthy, Hanumanthappa ^a   Sairam, M Ram ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromatin condensation; FSH receptor; Protamine and transition proteins; Spermatogenesis; Ubiquitin proteasome pathway

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; NUCLEOPROTEIN; PROTAMINE P2; PROTEIN; SPERMATID TRANSITION PROTEINS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; EPIDIDYMIS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; ULTRASOUND; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0344983846     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.10.177     Document Type: Article

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