Age-related decrease in aromatase and estrogen receptor (ERα and ERβ) expression in rat testes: Protective effect of low caloric diets

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-187

  Hamden, Khaled ^a   Silandre, Dorothee ^b   Delalande, Christelle ^b   El Feki, Abdefattah ^a   Carreau, Serge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidants; Aromatase; Estrogen receptors; Low caloric diet; Rat testis

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CATALASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CATALASE; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS;

EID: 40349112699     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2008.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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