Expression and localization of the novel and highly conserved gametocyte-specific factor 1 during oogenesis and spermatogenesis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 2020-2024

  Krotz, Stephan P ^a,b   Ballow, Daniel J ^a   Choi, Youngsok ^a   Rajkovic, Aleksandar ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

folliculogenesis; gametes; germ cell; Nobox; premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

GAMETOCYTE SPECIFIC FACTOR 1; GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD; GTSF1 GENE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OOGENESIS; OVARY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 65049085408     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.042     Document Type: Article

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