Puberty influences expression of phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (GPX4) in rat testis: Probable hypophysis regulation of the enzyme in male reproductive tract

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 439-444

  Giannattasio, A ^a,c,d   Girotti, M ^b   Williams, K ^b   Hall, L ^b   Bellastella, A ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glutathione peroxidase; Hypophysis liver; Lung; Oxygen free radicals; Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase; Puberty; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PHOSPHOLIPID HYDROPEROXIDE GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME REGULATION; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBERTY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030728911     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347999     Document Type: Article

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