Melatonin in the rat testis: Evidence for local synthesis

Steroids

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 65-68

  Tijmes, Matías ^a   Pedraza, Rodrigo ^a   Valladares, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

hydroxyindole O methyltransferase; melatonin; N acetyltransferase; testis; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; ANDROGEN; GONADOTROPIN; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SYNTHESIS; TESTIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030067520     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0039-128X(95)00197-X     Document Type: Article

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