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Developmental and Stage‐Specific Expression of Smad2 and Smad3 in Rat Testis
4 Mar 2003
Abstract excerpt
Members of the transforming growth factor beta type (TGFbeta) superfamily and their receptors are expressed in the testis, and are believed to play important paracrine and autocrine roles during testicular development and spermatogenesis. The Smad proteins are downstream mediators for the family of TGFbeta growth factors. Smad2 and Smad3 are associated with both TGFbeta and activin signaling. However, very little...
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