Presence of aberrant epididymal tubules revealing undifferentiated epithelial cells and absence of spermatozoa in a combined neuraminidase-3 and -4 deficient adult mouse model.

Mammalian neuraminidases are responsible for the removal of sialic acids from glycoproteins and glycolipids and function in a variety of biological phenomena such as lysosomal catabolism and control of cell differentiation and growth. Disruption of Neu3 and Neu4 genes has led to the generation of a...

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Main Authors: Regiana Oliveira, Louis Hermo, Alexey V Pshezhetsky, Carlos R Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6201937?pdf=render