Undernutrition during foetal to prepubertal life affects aquaporin 9 but not aquaporins 1 and 2 expression in the male genital tract of adult rats

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1661-1669

  Arrighi, S ^a   Aralla, M ^a   Genovese, P ^b   Picabea, N ^b   Bielli, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URUGUAY   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

AQP (aquaporin); Efferent ducts; Epididymis; Foetal programming; Vas deferens

Indexed keywords

AQP1 PROTEIN, RAT; AQP2 PROTEIN, RAT; AQP9 PROTEIN, RAT; AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 2; AQUAPORINS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 78049241915     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.06.039     Document Type: Article

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