Effect of diethylstilbestrol on polyamine metabolism in hamster epididymis

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-306

  Qiu, Chun Hong ^a   Ohe, Masato ^a   Matsuzaki, Shigeru ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diethylstilbestrol; Ornithine decarboxylase; Polyamines; Spermidine spermine N1 acetyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; N1 ACETYLSPERMIDINE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; GONAD FUNCTION; HAMSTER; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; ORGAN SIZE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; POLYAMINES; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

EID: 0347286761     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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