RABL-regulated pathways: a new tale in sperm function

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Charles M Allan. Asian J Androl. 2013 Jan.

. 2013 Jan;15(1):87-8.

doi: 10.1038/aja.2012.137. Epub 2012 Dec 10.

¹ ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia. charles@anzac.edu.au

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RAB-like 2 has an essential role in male fertility, sperm intra-flagellar transport, and tail assembly.
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