Molecular expression of Ly6k, a putative glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol-anchored membrane protein on the mouse testicular germ cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 402, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-81

  Maruyama, Mayuko ^a   Yoshitake, Hiroshi ^a   Tsukamoto, Hiroki ^a   Takamori, Kenji ^a   Araki, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Germ cells; GPI anchored protein; Ly6k; Testis; TEX101

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL ANCHORED PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COITUS; GAMETOGENESIS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFORMATION; MOUSE; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; STABLE EXPRESSION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, LY; CELL LINE; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 78049267678     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.09.117     Document Type: Article

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