CatSper genes expression, semen characteristics and histology of testes in the contusive spinal cord-injured mice model

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-81

  Rezaian, J ^a   Movahedin, M ^a   Mowla, S J ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CatSper genes; Motility; Sperm parameters; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; ION CHANNELS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMEN; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEINS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149382933     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.81     Document Type: Article

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