Differential expression of divalent metal transporter DMT1 (Slc11a2) in the spermatogenic epithelium of the developing and adult rat testis

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 1 57-1, 2005, Pages

  Griffin, Kathleen P ^a   Ward, Donald T ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Stewart, Gavin ^a   Morris, Ian D ^b   Smith, Craig P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Iron; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

IRON; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 2; POLYADENYLATED RNA; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IRON BALANCE; IRON RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS FUNCTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IRON; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 10644266803     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00061.2004     Document Type: Article

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