A novel subclass of bovine β-defensins links reproduction and immunology

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 769-777

  Narciandi, F ^a   Lloyd, A ^b   Meade, K G ^c   O'Farrelly, C ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Ireland   (Ireland)

^c ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

BBD126; epididymis; fertility; immune response

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOREGULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; TESTIS; WOUND HEALING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; MACACA; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BETA-DEFENSINS; CATTLE; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MACACA; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 84904650340     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD13153     Document Type: Review

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