Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma signaling in human sperm physiology

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 942-947

  Liu, Li Li ^a,b   Xian, Hua ^b   Cao, Jing Chen ^a   Zhang, Chong ^a   Zhang, Yong Hui ^a   Chen, Miao Miao ^a   Qian, Yi ^a,b   Jiang, Ming ^a,c  

^a NANTONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis; Insulin resistance; Leptin; Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma; Sperm physiology; Spermatogenesis; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; LEPTIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ADIPOGENESIS; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILITY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEPTIN; MALE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; PPAR GAMMA; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SERTOLI CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 84946204180     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1008-682X.150253     Document Type: Review

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