Effects of calcium channel blockers on the spermatogenesis and gene expression in peripubertal mouse testis

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-318

  Lee, J H ^a   Kim, H ^a   Kim, D H ^b   Gye, M C ^b  

^a Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ca2+; Channel blockers; CREM; Mouse; Testis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NIFEDIPINE; PROTAMINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CALCIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MICE; NIFEDIPINE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 33746919994     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: 15210375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010600664024     Document Type: Article

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