Evidence for the involvement of prothymosin α in the spermatogenesis of the frog Rana esculenta

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 311, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Ferrara, Diana ^a   Izzo, Gaia ^a   Liguori, Lucia ^a   D'istria, Michela ^a   Aniello, Francesco ^b   Minucci, Sergio ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PROTHYMOSIN ALPHA; THYMOSIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FROG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RANA ESCULENTA; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; THYMOSIN;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; MAMMALIA; RANA ESCULENTA;

EID: 58349091695     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.490     Document Type: Article

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