Immunopresence and enzymatic activity of nitric oxide synthases, cyclooxygenases and PGE2-9-ketoreductase and in vitro production of PGF2α, PGE2 and testosterone in the testis of adult and prepubertal alpaca (Lama pacos)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 381-388

  Parillo, Francesco ^a   Catone, Giuseppe ^a   Boiti, Cristiano ^b   Zerani, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpaca; COX; Immunohistochemistry; Inflammation; NOS; PGE2 9 ketoreductase; Prostaglandin; Testis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN E2 9 OXOREDUCTASE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CELL ELONGATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LAMA PACOS; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79953755043     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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