Expression of aquaporins in the efferent ductules, sperm counts, and sperm motility in estrogen receptor-α deficient mice fed lab chow versus casein

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 226-237

  Ruz, Ricardo ^a   Gregory, Mary ^b   Smith, Charles E ^c   Cyr, Daniel G ^a,b   Lubahn, Dennis B ^d   Hess, Rex A ^e   Hermo, Louis ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; CASA; Efferent ductules; Epididymis; Estrogen receptor; Water transport

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 9; CASEIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FLUID FLOW; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WATER RETENTION;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORINS; CASEINS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; EPIDIDYMIS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30144444841     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20390     Document Type: Article

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