Defective expression of Gα12 in the testes of azoospermia patients and in the spermatozoa with low motility

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 416-424

  Hu, Yanqiu ^a   Lu, Ying ^a   Zhou, Zuomin ^a   Du, Yong ^a   Xing, Jun ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Lin, Min ^a   Sha, Jiahao ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Tubulin; Azoospermia; F actin; G 12; Spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; F ACTIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; ACTIN; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MIDPIECE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; WESTERN BLOTTING; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; TESTIS;

ACTINS; AZOOSPERMIA; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, G12-G13; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TUBULIN;

EID: 33646341260     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-005-0028-y     Document Type: Article

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