Involvement of D-Asp in P450 aromatase activity and estrogen receptors in boar testis

Amino Acids

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-51

  Lamanna, C ^a   Assisi, L ^b   Botte, V ^b   Di Fiore, M M ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

17 estradiol synthesis; Boar testis; D Asp; Estrogen receptors; P450arom

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; TISSUE EXTRACT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GERM CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY TUBULE PRESSURE; LEYDIG CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SWINE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; D-ASPARTIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; OVARY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845262486     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-006-0351-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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