Human sperm physiology: Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) influence sperm metabolism and may be involved in the pathophysiology of varicocele-associated male infertility

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 226, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3403-3412

  Guido, Carmela ^a   Perrotta, Ida ^a   Panza, Salvatore ^a   Middea, Emilia ^a   Avena, Paola ^a   Santoro, Marta ^a   Marsico, Stefania ^a   Imbrogno, Pietro ^b   Andò, Sebastiano ^a   Aquila, Saveria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b LILT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOASTENOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VARICOCELE;

ACROSIN; ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INSULIN; ITALY; LIPASE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOSPHORYLATION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TRIGLYCERIDES; VARICOCELE;

EID: 80053136837     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: 10974652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22703     Document Type: Article

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