Molecular mechanisms of testosterone action in spermatogenesis

Steroids

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 602-607

  Walker, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

MAP kinase; Non genomic; Signal transduction; Src kinase; Testis; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; STEROID RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CELL MEMBRANE; EJACULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 63649098105     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2008.11.017     Document Type: Article

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