Molecular cloning of TSARG6 gene related to apoptosis in human spermatogenic cells

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-98

  Liu, Gang ^a   Lu, Guang Xiu ^a   Xing, Xiao Wei ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cryptorchid testis; Gene cloning; GeneScan; Heat shock protein (HSP); PCR

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 40;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FETUS; GENE; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRON; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPERMATOCYTE; TESTIS; TESTIS SPERMATOCYTE APOPTOSIS RELATED GENE;

EID: 16544372479     PISSN: 05829879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/36.2.93     Document Type: Article

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