Expression and possible functions of a novel gene SPATA12 in human testis

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 502-512

  Dan, Li ^a,b   Lifang, Yang ^c   Guangxiu, Lu ^b  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c The First People s Hospital of Changde City)   (China)

Author keywords

Germ cell specific; Spermatogenesis; Stage specific

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SPATA12 GENE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA PRIMERS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VECTORS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; TESTIS;

EID: 34447337499     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.001560     Document Type: Article

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