Opposing effects of D-aspartic acid and nitric oxide on tuning of testosterone production in mallard testis during the reproductive cycle

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Di Fiore, Maria M ^a   Lamanna, Claudia ^a   Assisi, Loredana ^b   Botte, Virgilio ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; TESTOSTERONE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DUCK; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BREEDING; D-ASPARTIC ACID; DUCKS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 48249135111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-6-28     Document Type: Article

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