Expression and Localization of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Subunits in the Adult Rat Epididymis

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1121-1130

  Palladino, Michael A ^a   Powell, J D ^a   Korah, N ^b   Hermo, L ^b  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Gene regulation; Male reproductive tract; Sperm; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR NUCLEAR TRANSLOCATOR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPIDIDYMIS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISCHEMIA; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642406756     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.023085     Document Type: Article

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