Characterization and androgenic regulation of major mRNAs coding for epididymal proteins in a lizard (Lacerta vivipara)
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Characterization and androgenic regulation of major mRNAs coding for epididymal proteins in a lizard (Lacerta vivipara).
During the reproductive period (spring) under the control of testosterone the epididymis of the viviparous lizard secretes a group of major proteins with an approximate Mr of 19,000 named L protein(s). These proteins are recognized by a specific immunoserum and bind to the heads of spermatozoa. During spring, translation in reticulocyte lysate of RNA from secreting epididymis (stage 6) produced...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproduction
سال: 1987
ISSN: 1470-1626,1741-7899
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.0810443