Microvillar size and espin expression in principal cells of the adult rat epididymis are regulated by androgens

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 659-669

  Primiani, Nadia ^a   Gregory, Mary ^b   Dufresne, Julie ^b   Smith, Charles E ^c   Ye, Lauren Liu ^a   Bartles, James R ^d   Cyr, Daniel G ^a,b   Hermo, Louis ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; Orchidectomy; RCE cell line; RT PCR; Testicular extract

Indexed keywords

ESPIN; ISOPROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BREAST MILK; CELL GROWTH; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROVILLI; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS;

EID: 34548619866     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.107.002634     Document Type: Article

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