Gcse, a novel germ-cell-specific gene, is differentially expressed during meiosis and gametogenesis

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1193-1206

  Huang, Shih Ling ^a   Chou, Tz Chong ^b   Lin, Ting Hui ^a   Tsai, Ming Shiun ^c   Wang, Sue Hong ^a,d  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acrosome; gametogenesis; Gcse gene; meiosis; spermiogenesis

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; LECTIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM CELL SPECIFIC EXPRESSED GENE; GOLGI COMPLEX; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OVARY; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; ZYGOTE;

ACROSOME; GAMETOGENESIS; GCSE GENE; MEIOSIS; SPERMIOGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM CELLS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; TESTIS;

EID: 84883714919     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719113477490     Document Type: Article

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