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Catecholaminergic phenotype of human Leydig cells.
Italian journal of anatomy and embryology = Archivio italiano di anatomia ed embriologia - 1 Jan 2000
Romeo Rosa, Pellitteri Rosalia, Russo Antonella, Marcello Maria Francesca
Abstract excerpt
Catecholamines are neurotransmitters involved in the regulation of testicular function and they activate the Leydig cell receptors. To assess whether the two key-enzymes involved in the synthesis of catecholamines are present in human testis we examined the expression of Tirosine Hydroxylase (TH) and Dopamine-beta-Hydroxylase (DBH) antigens by immunoperoxidase and immunofluorescence techniques. Sections from...
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