Natriuretic peptides in the human testis: Evidence for a potential role of C-type natriuretic peptide in Leydig cells

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4324-4328

  Middendorff, R ^a   Muller D ^b   Paust, H J ^b   Davidoff, M S ^a   Mukhopadhyay, A K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Hormon und Fortpflanzungsforschung IHF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE TYPE C;

ARTICLE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNALIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; LIGAND BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINAL PLASMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, C-TYPE; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0029801380     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.12.4324     Document Type: Article

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