Expression of the BE-20 epididymal protein gene: In situ hybridization

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-6

  Xu, W D ^a   Miao, S Y ^a   Zhang, M L ^a   Wang, L F ^a   Zong, S D ^b   Wu, Y W ^b   Shi, X Q ^b   Koide, S S ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

capacitation; epididymal protein gene expression; epididymis; fertilization; mRNA; sperm maturation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 79961228390     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019708988525     Document Type: Article

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