Targeted disruption of the spermatid-specific gene Spata31 causes male infertility

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 432-440

  Wu, Yuan Yi ^a   Yang, Yong ^a   Xu, Yong De ^a   Yu, Hua Liang ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; NECTIN 3; PROTEIN; SPATA31 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; NECTINS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE TARGETING; GERM CELL; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MALE STERILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPATA31 GENE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; RAT;

MUS; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; GENE DELETION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RATS; SPERM COUNT;

EID: 84931957056     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22491     Document Type: Article

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