Estrogens, but not androgens, regulate expression and functional activity of oxytocin receptor in rabbit epididymis

Endocrinology

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 4271-4280

  Filippi, Sandra ^a   Luconi, Michaela ^a   Granchi, Simone ^a   Vignozzi, Linda ^a   Bettuzzi, Saverio ^a   Tozzi, Paola ^a   Ledda, Fabrizio ^a   Forti, Gianni ^a   Maggi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTROGEN; LETROZOLE; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; NITRILES; OXYTOCIN; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIAZOLES; TRIPTORELIN;

EID: 0036827815     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2002-220384     Document Type: Article

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