δ-tubulin is a component of intercellular bridges and both the early and mature perinuclear rings during spermatogenesis

Developmental Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 196-205

  Kato, Akira ^a,c   Nagata, Yuka ^a,b   Todokoro, Kazuo ^a  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intercellular bridges; Perinuclear ring; Spermatid; Spermatogenesis; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

DELTA TUBULIN; ISOPROTEIN; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 1842665616     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.01.026     Document Type: Article

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