Cyclic expression of endothelin-converting enzyme-1 mediates the functional regulation of seminiferous tubule contraction

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1027-1038

  Tripiciano, Antonella ^a   Peluso, Carmelina ^a   Morena, Anna Rita ^a   Palombi, Fioretta ^a   Stefanini, Mario ^a   Ziparo, Elio ^a   Yanagisawa, Masashi ^b   Filippini, Antonio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Endothelin converting enzyme; Peritubular myoid cells; Seminiferous epithelium; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

BIG ENDOTHELIN 1; CALCIUM ION; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR; PHOSPHORAMIDON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; MICROFLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENDOTHELIN-1; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS;

ANIMALIA; MYOIDEA;

EID: 0033620690     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.145.5.1027     Document Type: Article

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