A revised and improved method for the isolation of seminiferous tubule-enriched fractions that preserves the phosphorylated and glycosylated forms of proteins

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 550, Issue , 2009, Pages 159-167

  Akpovi, Casimir D ^a   Pelletier, R Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

glycosylated forms; isolation; phosphorylated forms; protein; seminiferous tubule; Testis; tissue fraction

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GLYCOSYLATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLYCOSYLATION; MALE; MICE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEINS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS;

EID: 69849094458     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-009-0_9     Document Type: Article

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