Cortactin depletion results in short tubulobulbar complexes and spermiation failure in rat testes

Biology Open

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1069-1077

  Young, J'Nelle S ^a   De Asis, Marc ^a   Guttman, Julian ^b   Vogl, A Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actin; Cortactin; Spermatogenesis; Spermiation; Testis; Tubulobulbar complexes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964798435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20466390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/bio.20122519     Document Type: Article

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