Endocrinological control and cellular localization of rat testicular angiotensin-converting enzyme (EC 3.4.15.1)

Endocrinology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1985, Pages 2516-2522

  Velletri, P A ^a   Bruckwick, E ^a   Lovenberg, W ^a   Aquilano, D R ^b   Tsai Morris, C H ^b   Dufau, M L ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL H 3; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ENZYME; FOLLITROPIN; HIPPURYLHISTIDYLLEUCINE C 14; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RADIOISOTOPE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CAPTOPRIL; CENTRIFUGATION; HORMONES; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0021799185     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo-116-6-2516     Document Type: Article

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