Regulation of male fertility by the endocannabinoid system

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 286, Issue 1-2 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Battista, Natalia ^a   Rapino, Cinzia ^a   Di Tommaso, Monia ^a   Bari, Monica ^b   Pasquariello, Nicoletta ^a   Maccarrone, Mauro ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocannabinoids; Fertility; Hormones; Sperm cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; DRONABINOL; ENDOCANNABINOID; SEX HORMONE; VANILLOID RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FERTILITY; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 42249083399     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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