Ontogeny of androgen and estrogen receptor expression in porcine testis: Effect of reducing testicular estrogen synthesis

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 286-299

  Ramesh, Revathi ^a   Pearl, Christopher A ^a   At Taras, Eeman ^a   Roser, Janet F ^a   Berger, Trish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Estrogen receptor; Letrozole; Pig; Sertoli cell; Testis development

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; LETROZOLE; NITRILE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; SERTOLI CELL; SWINE; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGING; ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGENS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NITRILES; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SERTOLI CELLS; SWINE; TESTIS; TRIAZOLES;

ANIMALIA; MYOIDA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 34948837369     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.10.025     Document Type: Article

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