Estrogen response system in the reproductive tract of the male turtle: An immunocytochemical study
| Autor: | Justin D. Congdon, Suzanne Bradshaw, Daniel H. Gist, Carla M.K. Morrow, Rex A. Hess |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
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endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Blotting Western Immunocytochemistry Estrogen receptor Aromatase Vas Deferens Endocrinology Rete testis Internal medicine Testis medicine Animals Estrogen Receptor beta Epididymis Sertoli Cells biology urogenital system Estrogen Receptor alpha Leydig Cells Estrogens Sertoli cell Immunohistochemistry Spermatogonia Turtles medicine.anatomical_structure Estrogen biology.protein Animal Science and Zoology Germ cell |
| Zdroj: | General and Comparative Endocrinology. 151:27-33 |
| ISSN: | 0016-6480 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.06.012 |
| Popis: | Portions of the reproductive tract of the male (Trachemys scripta) turtle were examined by immunocytochemistry for evidence of the capacity to produce and respond to estrogen hormones (via the expression of P450 aromatase and estrogen receptors). Aromatase was detected in both the Sertoli and Leydig cells of the testis and was expressed at different levels during the spermatogenic cycle, being highest in the quiescent testis and lowest during germ cell meiosis. ERα was found in the Leydig cells surrounding the seminiferous tubules as well as in the epithelial cells of the excurrent canals (rete testis, efferent ductule, and epididymis). ERβ immunoreactivity was found in both the spermatogonia and Sertoli cells in the testis, and in the epithelial cells of excurrent canals. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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