Cul4A is essential for spermatogenesis and male fertility.

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Published in Dev Biol on February 01, 2011

Authors

Dragana Kopanja1, Nilotpal Roy, Tanya Stoyanova, Rex A Hess, Srilata Bagchi, Pradip Raychaudhuri

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (M/C 669), University of Illinois, College of Medicine, 900 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL-60607, USA.

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