Tektin 4 is located on outer dense fibers, not associated with axonemal tubulins of flagella in rodent spermatozoa

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 929-936

  Iida, Hiroshi ^a   Honda, Yoshiko ^a   Matsuyama, Takuya ^a   Shibata, Yosaburo ^b   Inai, Tetsuichiro ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axoneme; Flagellum; Outer dense fiber; Spermatozoon; Tektin; Testis

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; TEKTIN 2; TEKTIN 4; THIOCYANATE POTASSIUM; TRITON X 100; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CENTRIOLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLUM; FRACTIONATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; RODENT; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MICROTUBULE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM TAIL;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 33744753472     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20486     Document Type: Article

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