Effects of orchidectomy and testosterone replacement on mouse pyrrolidone carboxypeptidase activity in the HPA axis

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 131-135

  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

HPAaxis; Mouse; Orchidectomy; Pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase I; Pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase II; Testosterone; TRH

Indexed keywords

5 OXOPROLYL PEPTIDASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRESS;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORCHIECTOMY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PYROGLUTAMYL-PEPTIDASE I; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1942505206     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-814335     Document Type: Article

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