Effects of a murine germ cell-specific knockout of Connexin 43 on Connexin expression in testis and fertility

Transgenic Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 631-641

  Günther, Sabine ^a   Fietz, Daniela ^a   Weider, Karola ^b   Bergmann, Martin ^a   Brehm, Ralph ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; Cre loxP recombination system; Fertility; Testis; Transgenic mouse model

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; CRE RECOMBINASE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GJA1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; GJA6 PROTEIN, RAT; INTEGRASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HOMOZYGOTE; INTEGRASES; MALE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 84877786713     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-012-9668-1     Document Type: Article

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