Testis-specific cell adhesion molecule, CEACAM6-l, forms homophilic interaction at the cell adhesion site in vitro

Zoological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 786-793

  Kurio, Hitoshi ^a   Lee, Jae Man ^a   Kusakabe, Takahiro ^a   Iida, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CEACAM6 L; Ectoplasmic specialization; Immunoglobulin superfamily; Reproduction; Seminiferous epithelium

Indexed keywords

CEACAM6 PROTEIN, RAT; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL STRAIN COS1; CERCOPITHECUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; CELL ADHESION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TESTIS;

RATTUS; TETRA;

EID: 84868134106     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.29.786     Document Type: Article

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