Expression of mucin genes in the human testis and its relationship to spermatogenesis

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 667-672

  Seo, Ju Tae ^a   Lee, Joong Shik ^a   Jun, Jin Hyun ^a   Yang, Moon Ho ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mucin; RT PCR; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; MUCIN; MUCIN 1; MUCIN 2; MUCIN 3; MUCIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 29144460195     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: 05135796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2005.46.5.667     Document Type: Article

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