Possible involvement of proteases in the regulation of spermatogenesis

Andrologia

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 185-191

  Monsccs, T K ^a   Gornig M ^b   Schill, W B ^a   Miska, W ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACE; NEP; Peptide hormone; Proteases; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; BRADYKININ; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; METENKEPHALIN; PEPTIDE HORMONE; PROTEINASE; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0031904391     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1998.tb01160.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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