Localization of ubiquitin specific protease 26 at blood-testis barrier and near Sertoli cell-germ cell interface in mouse testes

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 PART 2, 2011, Pages

  Lin, Y W ^a   Hsu, T H ^b   Yen, P H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood testis barrier; Ectoplasmic specialization; Spermatogenesis; USP26

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ANTIBODY; PROTEINASE; UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PROTEASE 26; UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PROTEASE 26 ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CELL JUNCTION; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOZOON; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE SECTION; UBIQUITINATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-TESTIS BARRIER; CELL LINE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; GERM CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; POLYUBIQUITIN; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERM HEAD;

EID: 80053385227     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2010.01130.x     Document Type: Article

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