Expression of β-catenin in human testes with spermatogenic defects

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-276

  Lee, J H ^a   Choi, K W ^a   Lee, S J ^b,c   Gye, Myung Chan ^d  

^a MDplus LSI   (South Korea)

^b Division of Computer   (South Korea)

^c Mirae and Heemang Ob/Gyn Clinic   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

catenin; Human; Testis

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL CONTACT; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

BETA CATENIN; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 22244460197     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850190923387     Document Type: Article

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