Implications of adiponectin in linking metabolism to testicular function

Endocrine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-28

  Martin, Luc J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adiponectin; Leydig cells; Sertoli cells; Spermatogenesis; Steroidogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; ADIPONECTIN RECEPTOR 1; ADIPONECTIN RECEPTOR 2; CADHERIN; FOLLITROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GONADORELIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE ACTIVATOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; T CADHERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL TYPE; EPIDIDYMIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LEYDIG CELL; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; OBESITY; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION;

ADIPONECTIN; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 84898823375     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-013-0102-0     Document Type: Review

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