Potential role of prokineticin 2 in experimental varicocele-induced rat testes

Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 952.e15-952.e19

  Tu, Li Hui ^a   Yu, Li Li ^a   Xiong, Cheng Liang ^a   Zhang, Hui Ping ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROKINETICIN 2; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84866730270     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.05.033     Document Type: Article

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