AZFa protein DDX3Y is differentially expressed in human male germ cells during development and in testicular tumours: New evidence for phenotypic plasticity of germ cells

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1547-1555

  Gueler, B ^a   Sonne, S B ^b   Zimmer, J ^a   Hilscher, B ^c   Hilscher, W ^c   Graem N ^b   Rajpert De Meyts, E ^b   Vogt, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

AZFa gene function; CIS and germ cell tumours; DDX3Y expression; Fetal germline

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; PROTEIN DDX3Y; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GERM CELL; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPERMATOGONIA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMINOMA; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOCYTIC SEMINOMA; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; TESTIS NONSEMINOMA CANCER; TESTIS TUMOR; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84861536381     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des047     Document Type: Article

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