Mouse epididymal sperm contain active P450 aromatase which decreases as sperm traverse the epididymis

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-116

  Janulis, Lynn ^a   Hess, Rex A ^a   Bunick, David ^a   Nitta, Hiroaki ^a   Janssen, Sarah ^b   Asawa, Yoshio ^c   Bahr, Janice M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c HAUPTMAN WOODWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cytoplasmic droplet; efferent ductules; estrogen; Spermatozoa; testicular excurrent ducts

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0029879369     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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