Influence of photoinhibition on GABA and glutamic acid levels, and on glutamate decarboxylase activity in the testis and epididymis of the golden hamster

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-178

  Frungieri, M B ^a,d   Gonzalez Calvar, S I ^a,b   Calandra, R S ^a,c  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^d NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epididymis; GABA; GAD activity; Glutamic acid; Golden hamster; Testis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANDROSTANEDIOL; ANDROSTANOLONE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; HAMSTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT;

EID: 0029849892     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1996.tb00458.x     Document Type: Article

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