Conventional progesterone receptors (PR) B and PRA are expressed in human spermatozoa and may be involved in the pathophysiology of varicocoele: A role for progesterone in metabolism

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 PART 1, 2011, Pages 430-445

  De Amicis, F ^a,b   Guido, C ^a,b   Perrotta, I ^b   Avena, P ^a,b   Panza, S ^a,b   Ando S ^a,c   Aquila, S ^a,b  

^a Centro Sanitario   (Italy)

^b Department of Pharmaco Biology ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human ejaculated spermatozoa; Male reproduction; PR

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B; PROTEIN KINASE B; STEROID RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR 1; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; TYROSINE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOASTHENOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VARICOCELE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACROSOME REACTION; ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; CULTURE MEDIA; EJACULATION; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; LIPASE; MALE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SPERMATOZOA; TRIGLYCERIDES; VARICOCELE;

EID: 80053308081     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2010.01111.x     Document Type: Article

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