Identification of a novel testis-specific gene and its potential roles in testis development/spermatogenesis

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-137

  Yin, Lan Lan ^a   Li, Jian Min ^a   Zhou, Zuo Min ^a   Sha, Jia Hao ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calmodulin; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN BINDING PROTEIN; CARBAMATE KINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EXOPEPTIDASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN NYP SP5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DNA LIBRARY; DNA MICROARRAY; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 22944437136     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2005.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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