Segment boundaries of the adult rat epididymis limit interstitial signaling by potential paracrine factors and segments lose differential gene expression after efferent duct ligation

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 565-573

  Turner, Terry T ^a   Johnston, Daniel S ^b   Jelinsky, Scott A ^b   Tomsig, Jose L ^a   Finger, Joshua N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dedifferentiation; Efferent duct ligation; Proximal epididymis

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTOME; VASCULOTROPIN A;

CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LEYDIG CELL; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PERFUSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; EJACULATORY DUCTS; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; MALE; MICE; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34447273138     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2007.00302.x     Document Type: Review

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