Dynamic regulation of glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 gene expression in rat testis

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 545-553

  Liu, Haixiong ^a   Li, Shifeng ^a   Zhang, Yunbin ^a   Yan, Yuanchang ^a   Li, Yiping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Glutamate decarboxylase; Testis; Transcription

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 2; ISOENZYME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 67651236694     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmp043     Document Type: Article

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