Involvement of ALF in human spermatogenesis and male infertility

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 599-604

  Huang, Min ^a   Wang, Hui ^a   Li, Jianmin ^a   Zhou, Zuomin ^a   Du, Yong ^a   Lin, Min ^a   Sha, Jiahao ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ALF; Infertility; Spermatogenesis; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ALF PROTEIN, HUMAN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; TIME;

GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 33746664385     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.17.4.599     Document Type: Article

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