Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 4 gene is involved in mouse spermatogenesis

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 668-676

  Qiu, Qingming ^a,b   Liu, Gang ^a   Li, Weina ^a   Shi, Qiuwen ^a   Zhu, Fuxi ^a   Lu, Guangxiu ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GPAT4; In situ hybridization; Lysophosphatidic acid; Meiosis, spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE ACYLTRANSFERASE; GPAT4 PROTEIN, MOUSE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLYCEROL-3-PHOSPHATE O-ACYLTRANSFERASE; MALE; MICE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

MUS;

EID: 68949088207     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmp055     Document Type: Article

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