Sperm-associated antigen 11A is expressed exclusively in the principal cells of the mouse caput epididymis in an androgen-dependent manner

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Pujianto, Dwi A ^a   Loanda, Evelyn ^a,b   Sari, Puji ^a   Midoen, Yurnadi H ^a   Soeharso, Purnomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b ATMA JAYA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Androgen; Epididymis; Principal cells; Secretory protein; Spag11a

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BETA DEFENSIN; PROTEIN SPAG11A; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANDROGEN THERAPY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; GONADECTOMY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-DEFENSINS; BINDING SITES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ORCHIECTOMY; PHOSPHORYLATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERM MATURATION; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879478004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-11-59     Document Type: Article

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