Tachykinins and their possible modulatory role on testicular function: A review

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 202-210

  Debeljuk, Luciano ^a,b   Rao, Jaladanki N ^c   Bartke, Andrzej ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Leydig cells; Neurokinin A; Neuropeptide gamma; Neuropeptide K; Sertoli cells; Substance P; Tachykinins; Testes

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; LACTIC ACID; PREPROTACHYKININ; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSFERRIN; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

CELL TYPE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PHODOPUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SEMINAL PLASMA; SERTOLI CELL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SPECIES; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYKININS; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037961109     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2003.00401.x     Document Type: Review

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