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| Alberto-Silva,Carlos; Gilio,Joyce M; Portaro,Fernanda C. V.; Querobino,Samyr M.; Camargo,Antonio C. M.. |
| Background Considering the similarity between the testis-specific isoform of angiotensin-converting enzyme and the C-terminal catalytic domain of somatic ACE as well as the structural and functional variability of its natural inhibitors, known as bradykinin-potentiating peptides (BPPs), the effects of different synthetic peptides, BPP-10c (<ENWPHQIPP), BPP-11e (<EARPPHPPIPP), BPP-AP (<EARPPHPPIPPAP) and captopril were evaluated in the seminiferous epithelium of male mice.Methods The adult animals received either one of the synthetic peptides or captopril (120 nmol/dose per testis) via injection into the testicular parenchyma. After seven days, the mice were sacrificed, and the testes were collected for histopathological evaluation.Results BPP-10c... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: B. jararaca; Bradykinin-potentiating peptides; Angiotensin-converting enzyme; Seminiferous epithelium; Spermatogenesis. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992015000100338 |
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| Notini,Alice A.; Farias,Talita O.; Talamoni,Sônia A.; Godinho,Hugo P.. |
| The large fruit-eating phyllostomid bat, Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818), forearm 69-75 mm, body mass 66-82 g, has a diversified geographic distribution in the Neotropical region. Therefore it is subjected to different climatic conditions that affect its reproduction, leading to different reproductive strategies such as continuous reproduction, seasonal monoestry or seasonal bimodal polyestry. In this study we used morphometric and histological methods to analyze the annual reproductive activity of A. lituratus males in a population living in the Atlantic Forest, Southeastern Brazil. Testis mass, epididymis mass, gonadosomatic index, seminiferous tubule diameter, and Leydig cell nucleus diameter showed no significant differences (p > 0.05) in the two... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Morphometry; Neotropical bat; Seminiferous epithelium; Spermatogenesis; Reproduction. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702015000300195 |
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