Melatonin administration increased plasminogen activator activity in ram spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 458-465

  Tsantarliotou, M P ^a   Kokolis, N A ^a   Smokovitis, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Melatonin; PAA; PAI; Plasmin; Semen; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; MELATONIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE; UROKINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG IMPLANT; ENZYMOLOGY; GREECE; MALE; METABOLISM; SEASON; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; DRUG IMPLANTS; GREECE; MALE; MELATONIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; PLASMINOGEN INACTIVATORS; SEASONS; SEMEN; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 38649121811     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

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