D-aspartate affects NMDA receptor-extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway and upregulates androgen receptor expression in the rat testis

Theriogenology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 744-751

  Santillo, Alessandra ^a   Falvo, Sara ^a   Chieffi, Paolo ^a   Burrone, Lavinia ^a   Chieffi Baccari, Gabriella ^a   Longobardi, Salvatore ^b   Di Fiore, Maria Maddalena ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Merck Serono SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androgen and estrogen receptor; D Aspartate; Extracellular signal regulated kinase; N Methyl D Aspartic Acid receptor; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATASE; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NR1 NMDA RECEPTOR; NR2A NMDA RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN AND ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; D-ASPARTATE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED KINASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MALE; N-METHYL-D-ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS; UPREGULATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANDROGEN AND ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; D-ASPARTATE; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED KINASE; N-METHYL-D-ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; D-ASPARTIC ACID; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84893847143     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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