Expression of cathepsin L in human testis under diverse infertility conditions

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-191

  Gye, M C ^a   Kim, S T ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cathepsin L; Human; Infertility; Testis

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RODENT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS CANCER;

ADULT; CATHEPSINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 3042780244     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010490425223     Document Type: Article

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