Epididymial defensins and sperm maturation

Andrologia

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 200-201

  Chan, H C ^a   Zhang, Y L ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; DEFENSIN; EPIDIDYMAL SECRETORY PROTEIN; PROTEIN BIN 1B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIN1B PROTEIN, RAT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CELL MOTILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; BETA-DEFENSINS; DEFENSINS; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; RATS; SPERM MATURATION; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 33644847535     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2005.00687.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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