Expression and activity of steroid sulphatase in the boar testis

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-23

  Mutembei, H M ^a,c   Kowalewski, M P ^a   Ugele, B ^b   Schuler, G ^a   Hoffmann, B ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; STERYL SULFATASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STERYL-SULFATASE; SWINE; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 58249117733     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00983.x     Document Type: Article

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