Effects of increased nerve growth factor plasma levels on the expression of TrkA and p75NTR in rat testicles

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 373-379

  Levanti, M B ^a   Germana A ^a   de Carlos, F ^b   Ciriaco, E ^a   Vega, J A ^c,d   Germanà, Giovanni ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Neurotrophins; Testicle; Treated animals; Trk receptors

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLCATECHOL; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P75; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR, TRKA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644816036     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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