Role of estrogen receptors and G protein-coupled estrogen receptor in regulation of hypothalamus-pituitary-testis axis and spermatogenesis

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue JAN, 2014, Pages

  Chimento, Adele ^a   Sirianni, Rosa ^a   Casaburi, Ivan ^a   Pezzi, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ESR1; ESR2; Gonadotropins; GPER; HPG axis; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; CYCLIN A1; CYCLIN B1; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FOLLITROPIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 30; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN KINASE C; STEROID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; AROMATIZATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LEYDIG CELL; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 84898043397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00001     Document Type: Review

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