Carboxylesterase overexpression in the male reproductive tract: A universal safeguarding mechanism?

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 133-145

  Mikhailov, A T ^a   Torrado, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Reproductive xenobiotics; Seminal plasma; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; DETOXIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; XENOBIOTICS;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033510871     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD99011     Document Type: Review

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