Molecular pathways involved in the cyclic activity of frog (Pelophylax esculentus) Harderian gland: Influence of temperature and testosterone

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-76

  Santillo, Alessandra ^a   Burrone, Lavinia ^a   Minucci, Sergio ^a   Di Giovanni, Marcello ^a   Chieffi Baccari, Gabriella ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Harderian gland; P Akt1; P CaMKII; P ERK1; PCNA; Pelophylax esculentus; Rana esculenta

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FROG; HARDER GLAND; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANURA; PELOPHYLAX; RANA ESCULENTA;

EID: 78649630095     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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