An ex vivo analysis of sertoli cell actin dynamics following gonadotropic hormone withdrawal

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1013-1021

  Show, Matthew D ^a   Anway, Matthew D ^a   Zirkin, Barry R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cofilin; Espin; Profilin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BETA ACTIN; CLUSTERIN; COFILIN; F ACTIN; GONADOTROPIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROFILIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 7044231593     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2004.tb03175.x     Document Type: Article

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