Effect of L-arginine on arginase activity in male accessory sex glands of alloxan-treated rats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 809-813

  Méndez, José D ^a,b   Sosa, Adriana ^a   Palomar Morales, Martín ^c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Accessory sex glands; Alloxan; Arginase; Experimental diabetes; L Arginine; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; ANDROGEN; ARGINASE; ARGININE; DNA; INSULIN; POLYAMINE; PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESPONSE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROSTATE; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE LEVEL;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; ARGINASE; ARGININE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DNA; GENITALIA, MALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INSULIN; MALE; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036840096     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(02)00057-6     Document Type: Article

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