Cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic aggregates in the Epididymis

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 679-685

  Cornwall, Gail A ^a   von Horsten, H Henning ^a,b   Whelly, Sandra ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PROBIOGEN AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Cystatins; Quality control

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CYSTATIN; CYSTATIN RELATED EPIDIDYMAL SPERMATOGENIC; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

AMYLOID; ANIMALS; CELL AGGREGATION; CYSTATINS; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; RATS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 80455124123     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.111.012963     Document Type: Review

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