Endocrine roles of D-aspartic acid in the testis of lizard Podarcis s. sicula

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-359

  Raucci, F ^b   D'Aniello, S ^a   Di Fiore, Maria M ^b  

^a Zoological Station of Naples   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE RACEMASE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYCLINE; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; GERM LAYER; HORMONE METABOLISM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIZARD; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MITOSIS; NEUROSECRETION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID ISOMERASES; ANIMALS; D-ASPARTIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARDS; MALE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 29644439117     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.06115     Document Type: Article

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