The mRNAs for the steroid 5α-reductase isozymes, types 1 and 2, are differentially regulated in the rat epididymis

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-34

  Viger, Robert S ^a,b   Robaire, Bernard ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Androgens; development; hormonal regulation; male reproductive tissues

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANEDIOL; ANDROSTANOLONE; ISOENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME REGULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; EJACULATORY DUCTS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; ISOENZYMES; LIGATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 0029936760     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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