Novel epididymal proteins as targets for the development of post-testicular male contraception

Reproduction

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 379-389

  Sipila P ^a   Jalkanen, J ^a   Huhtaniemi, I T ^b   Poutanen, Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; CARBONYL REDUCTASE P34H; CD147 ANTIGEN; CD52 ANTIGEN; CYSTATIN; CYSTATIN 11; CYSTATIN 12; CYSTATIN 8; CYSTEINE RICH SECRETORY PROTEIN 1; DISINTEGRIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 64; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 42; LONIDAMINE; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MIGLUSTAT; PROTEIN DEFB126; PROTEIN SPAG11E; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR TYPE 10; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR TYPE 11; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR TYPE 2; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR TYPE 4; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR TYPE 8; SPERM ADHESION MOLECULE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; EPIDIDYMAL SECRETORY PROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG TARGETING; EPIDIDYMIS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

MUS;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; EPIDIDYMAL SECRETORY PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SPERM MATURATION;

EID: 66949145532     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-08-0132     Document Type: Review

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