Human ejaculated spermatozoa contain active P450 aromatase

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 3385-3390

  Aquila, Saveria ^a,b   Sisci, Diego ^a   Gentile, Mariaelena ^a   Middea, Emilia ^b   Siciliano, Laura ^a   Andò, Sebastiano ^a  

^a School of Pharmacy   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; EJACULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036322724     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.7.8633     Document Type: Article

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