Effects of orchidectomy and testosterone replacement on mouse enkephalin-degrading aminopeptidase activity in the HPA axis

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 303-307

  Garcia Lopez M J ^a   Martinez Martos J M ^a   Mayas, M D ^a   Carrera, M P ^a   Ramirez Exposito M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enkephalinase; HPA axis; Mouse; Opiates; Orchidectomy; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; ENKEPHALIN; MEMBRANE ENZYME; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 17544385569     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(03)00270-3     Document Type: Article

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