Postnatal Development and Regulation of β-Hexosaminidase in Epithelial Cells of the Rat Epididymis

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-81

  Hermo, Louis ^a   Adamali, Huzaifa I ^a   Trasler, Jacquetta M ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basal cells; Clear; Efferent duct ligation; Lysosomes; Narrow; Orchidectomy; Principal

Indexed keywords

BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; GANGLIOSIDE GM2; GLYCOLIPID; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL TYPE; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME REGULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYSOSOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

EID: 0347624018     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2004.tb02760.x     Document Type: Article

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