Porcine theca cells produce immunoreactive β-endorphin and change steroidogenesis in response to opioid agonist

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 319-329

  Kaminski T ^a   Okrasa, S ^a   Bogacka, Iwona ^a   Siawrys, Gabriela ^a   Przala, Jadwiga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

endorphin; Opioid peptides; Porcine theca cells; Steroid secretion

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

BETA ENDORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 METHIONINOL SULFOXIDE]; GONADOTROPIN; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SWINE; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; D-ALA(2),MEPHE(4),MET(0)-OL-ENKEPHALIN; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NARCOTICS; SWINE; THECA CELLS;

EID: 0035233473     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.49.2001.3.9     Document Type: Article

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