Expression of retinoic acid receptor alpha in the germline is essential for proper cellular association and spermiogenesisduring spermatogenesis

Development

Volumn 136, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2091-2100

  Chung, Sanny S W ^a   Wang, Xiangyuan ^a   Wolgemuth, Debra J ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Germ cell transplantation; Lineage specific function; Mouse; Retinoid signaling; Spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GERM CELL; HAPLOIDY; MALE; MALE STERILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; MALE; MICE; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; STEM CELLS; TESTIS;

MUS;

EID: 69549108861     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.020040     Document Type: Article

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