LIM-kinase as a regulator of actin dynamics in spermatogenesis

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 290-298

  Takahashi, H ^a,b   Funakoshi, H ^a   Nakamura, T ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; LIM1 KINASE; LIM2 KINASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ACTIN DEPOLYMERIZING FACTORS; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN KINASES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1842475903     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076815     Document Type: Review

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