Estrogen receptor (ER)α and ERβ are both expressed in human ejaculated spermatozoa: Evidence of their direct interaction with phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase/Akt pathway

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1443-1451

  Aquila, Saveria ^a   Sisci, Diego ^a   Gentile, Mariaelena ^a   Middea, Emilia ^a   Catalano, Stefania ^a   Carpino, Amalia ^a   Rago, Vittoria ^a   Andò, Sebastiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPERMATOZOON; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL SURVIVAL; EJACULATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642391717     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031681     Document Type: Article

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