The murine testicular transcriptome: Characterizing gene expression in the testis during the progression of spermatogenesis

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 319-330

  Shima, James E ^a   McLean, Derek J ^a   McCarrey, John R ^b   Griswold, Michael D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental biology; Gene regulation; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTIS CELL; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 3142769033     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.026880     Document Type: Article

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