Estrogen receptor (ER)alpha and ER beta are both expressed in human ejaculated spermatozoa: evidence of their direct interaction with phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase/Akt pathway.

Aquila, Saveria

Estrogen receptor (ER)alpha and ER beta are both expressed in human ejaculated spermatozoa: evidence of their direct interaction with phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase/Akt pathway. [electronic resource] - The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Mar 2004 - 1443-51 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0021-972X

10.1210/jc.2003-031681 doi


Blotting, Southern
Blotting, Western
Cell Survival--physiology
Ejaculation
Estradiol--pharmacology
Estrogen Receptor alpha
Estrogen Receptor beta
Gene Expression--physiology
Humans
MAP Kinase Signaling System--drug effects
Male
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1--metabolism
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases--metabolism
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases--metabolism
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
Proto-Oncogene Proteins--metabolism
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2--metabolism
Receptors, Estrogen--genetics
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Spermatozoa--cytology