Localization and expression patterns of prolactin-like protein J in mouse testis

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 255-261

  Yang, Qiaozhen ^a   Hao, Jie ^a   He, Miao ^a   Chen, Maoxin ^a   Li, Gang ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Leydig cells; Prolactin like protein J; Testis

Indexed keywords

3 BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; MESSENGER RNA; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN LIKE PROTEIN J; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3 (OR 17)-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCOPROTEIN; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; PRLPI PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSTITIUM; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOPROTEINS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84901409782     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2218     Document Type: Article

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