Identification of the gene imds-60 in mouse epididymis

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 939-946

  Zhou, Xuan ^a,c   Wang, Jian ^b   Liu, Qiang ^a   Shen, Jia ^a   Zheng, Min ^a   Zhang, Yonglian ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

DNase I like domain; Epididymis; Mouse

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; IMDS 60 PROTEIN, MOUSE; IMDS-60 PROTEIN, MOUSE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; CELL COMMUNICATION; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

MUS;

EID: 37249024171     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2007.00359.x     Document Type: Article

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