Effect of aging on the expression of adrenomedullin and its receptor component proteins in the male reproductive system of the rat

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1346-1351

  Li, Yuk Yin ^a   O, Wai Sum ^a   Tang, Fai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CALCITONIN RECEPTOR LIKE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR ACTIVITY MODIFYING PROTEIN;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE VENTRAL LOBE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINAL VESICLE; TESTIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 38749100559     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.12.1346     Document Type: Article

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