Expression of a novel alternative transcript of the novel retinal pigment epithelial cell gene NORPEG in human testes

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-288

  Yuan, Wa ^a   Zheng, Ying ^a   Huo, Ran ^a   Lu, Li ^a   Huang, Xiao Yan ^a   Yin, Lan Lan ^a   Li, Jian Min ^a   Zhou, Zuo Min ^a   Sha, Jia Hao ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alternative transcript; NORPEG; Spermatogenesis; Testis development

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; AMINO ACID; ANKYCORBIN; ANKYRIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; NOVEL RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIAL CELL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 5P; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MICROARRAY; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 24744447484     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2005.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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