The spatiotemporal expression changes of 16 epididymis-specific genes induced by testosterone, heat, and combination treatment in cynomolgus monkey

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 721-728

  Li, Xiangqi ^a,b   Liu, Qiang ^b   Liu, Shigui ^a   Zhang, Xuesen ^d   Liu, Yixun ^d   Zhang, Yonglian ^b,c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Androgen; Epididymis; Gene expression; Infertility model; Temperature

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HEAT; MACACA; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONTRACEPTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA PRIMERS; DRUG IMPLANTS; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAT; INFERTILITY, MALE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; TESTOSTERONE;

MACACA FASCICULARIS;

EID: 49649085300     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2008.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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