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Parenchymal tissue-uptake (TU) and permeability-surface area (PS) product of [3H]prostaglandins (PG) D2, E2 and F2 alpha [1.85 MBq, 0.5 mg/kg (270 nmol)] were examined in 98 regions of the brain and in 19 other tissues of urethane-anesthetized male rats (180-200 g) 15 sec after i.v. administration with [14C]dextran [0.185 MBq, 0.6 mg/kg (2 nmol)] used as a blood spacer. Slight and insignificant change in blood volume was observed in most of the tissues and brain regions between vehicle- and PG-administered groups. TU for the three PG was markedly high in kidney and lung (2388-3952 ng/g), exceeding the blood concentration (2021-2320 ng/ml), but low (less than 10% of the blood concentration) in epididymis, epididymal fat, testis (59-163 ng/g), brain and spinal cord (33-67 ng/g). TU in brain were detected about 0.1% of the administered PG. Based on a two-compartment model, the PS product for the three PG ranged from 0.75 to 4.16 microliters/g/sec in the latter tissues. The value of brain was 1.22 +/- 0.18 microliters/g/sec for PGD2, 1.69 +/- 0.05 for PGE2 and 1.33 +/- 0.13 for PGF2 alpha, indicating that PGE2 enters the brain more readily than PGD2 and PGF2 alpha. In various brain structures, the ranges of the PS product were large and completely overlapped among the three PG (PGD2, 0.14-1.56 microliters/g/sec; PGE2, 0.05-1.78; PGF2 alpha, 0.05-1.82). The highest PS product for the three PG was found in olfactory bulb and cerebellum (0.96-1.82 microliters/g/sec) and the lowest was in septum (0.05-0.53). However, the level of the PS product was different among the PG in each brain region as follows: PGD2 greater than PGE2, PGF2 alpha in septum and anterior part of pyriform cortex; PGE2 greater than PGD2, PGF2 alpha in olfactory bulb, frontal cortex, basal forebrain, middle part of pyriform cortex, thalamus, hippocampus and lateral neocortex; and PGF2 alpha greater than PGD2, PGE2 in posterior part of pyriform cortex, hypothalamus, amygdala and entorhinal and retrosplenial cortices. Low correlation coefficients (0.708, 0.522 and 0.562 for PGD2, PGE2 and PGF2 alpha, respectively) between the PS product and cerebrovascular volume in various regions revealed heterogeneous cerebrovascular permeabilities of PG.
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PMID:Permeability of brain structures and other peripheral tissues to prostaglandins D2, E2 and F2 alpha in rats. 152 17

Groups of 10 F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice of each sex were exposed to cobalt sulfate heptahydrate aerosols of 0, 0.3, 1.0, 3.0, 10, or 30 mg/m3, 6 hr per day, 5 days per week, for 13 weeks. All rats and female mice and all but 2/10 male mice exposed at the top concentration survived to the end of the studies. Polycythemia was observed in exposed rats but not in mice. Sperm motility was decreased in mice exposed at 3 mg/m3 (the lowest concentration evaluated) and at higher concentrations, and increased numbers of abnormal sperm and decreased testis and epididymal weights occurred in mice exposed to 30 mg/m3. Cobalt content in the urine of rats increased with increasing atmospheric cobalt exposure. Primary histopathologic effects were limited to the respiratory tract. Lesions in rats and mice included degeneration of the olfactory epithelium, squamous metaplasia of the respiratory epithelium, and inflammation in the nose; inflammation, necrosis, squamous metaplasia, ulcers (rats), and inflammatory polyps (rats) of the larynx; metaplasia of the trachea (mice); and fibrosis, histiocytic infiltrates, bronchiolar epithelial regeneration, and epithelial hyperplasia in the alveoli of the lung. The most sensitive tissue was the larynx, with squamous metaplasia observed in rats and mice at the lowest exposure concentration of 0.3 mg/m3. Thus, a no-observed-adverse-effect level was not reached in these studies.
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PMID:Inhalation toxicity studies of cobalt sulfate in F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice. 222 61

Laboratory rats (Rattus norvegicus) have been traditionally considered nonphotoperiodic because reproductive function is unaffected by day length. However, at least three experimental manipulations of rats--perinatal androgen injection, peripubertal androgen implants, and peripubertal olfactory bulbectomy--have been reported to unmask reproductive responsiveness to photoperiod. The physiological means by which early testosterone treatment or olfactory bulbectomy affect the expression of photoperiodism were hypothesized to operate through similar underlying mechanism(s) that involved gonadotropin and prolactin blood levels. Short day lengths reduce blood levels of gonadotropins in so-called photoperiodic rodent species. Reduced prolactin levels result in virtually all reproductively photoperiodic species housed in short day lengths. In Experiment 1, male weanling rats either were olfactory-bulbectomized or received a sham-procedure and housed for 10 weeks in long (LD 16:8) or short (LD 8:16) days. Short-day rats reduced body mass, testicular sperm counts, and the size of their reproductive systems; olfactory bulbectomy amplified this inhibitory effect for some parameters including testicular and epididymal sperm counts. However, neither short days nor olfactory bulbectomy affected blood titers of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) or prolactin. Pelage density was also unaffected by photoperiod, but rats retained their juvenile fur color; i.e., short-day rats remained white, but long-day rats became yellowish. In Experiment 2, male rats were injected with testosterone at 3 days of age, then housed in long or short days until 10 weeks of age. Day length alone did not affect any experimental parameter measured in Experiment 2 except fur color; again, short-day rats retained their juvenile fur color.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Reproductive and nonreproductive responsiveness to photoperiod in laboratory rats. 789 84

The National Toxicology Program is conducting a chemical class study to investigate the structure-activity relationships for the toxicity of alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones. Methylvinyl ketone (MVK) was selected for study because it is a representative straight-chain aliphatic alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone and because of its extensive use and widespread exposure. Short-term inhalation studies of MVK were conducted to provide toxicity data for comparison with other alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones and for use in designing chronic toxicity and carcinogenicity studies. In 2-week studies, rats and mice were exposed to 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, or 8 ppm MVK 6 h/day, 5 days/week for 12 exposures. Morbidity and early deaths occurred in all male and female rats after 1 exposure and in 2 male mice after 10 exposures to 8 ppm. Rats exhibited nasal cavity toxicity and lung necrosis at 4 ppm. No toxicity was observed in animals exposed to less than 2 ppm. Based on these results a 13-week study was conducted at 0, 0.5, 1, and 2 ppm MVK. As observed in the 2-week study, the nasal cavity was the main target organ and rats were more sensitive than mice. Respiratory and olfactory epithelial necrosis were prominent by day 21 in the rat. At study termination these lesions were still evident but not as severe as noted earlier. Additionally, changes such as olfactory epithelial regeneration and metaplasia (respiratory) as well as respiratory epithelial hyperplasia and metaplasia (squamous) were clearly evident. Nasal lesions in mice were limited to a subtle squamous metaplasia of transitional and/or respiratory epithelium covering predominantly the tips of naso- and maxilloturbinates in Levels I and II. A transient, leukopenia was observed in rats exposed to 2 ppm, however, this effect was not present after 13 weeks of exposure. In mice, leukocyte counts were significantly decreased at all exposure concentrations after 13 weeks of exposure. Absolute testicular and epididymal weights and sperm counts were decreased at the high dose only. MVK can be characterized as a reactive, direct-acting gaseous irritant. MVK exposure causes the same nasal cavity lesions as the cyclic alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone, 2-cyclohexen-1-one, although at lower exposure concentrations.
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PMID:Upper respiratory tract toxicity of inhaled methylvinyl ketone in F344 rats and B6C3F1 mice. 1105 55

Toxicology studies of cobalt sulfate heptahydrate (99%percnt; pure) were conducted by exposing groups of F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice of each sex to a cobalt sulfate heptahydrate aerosol 6 hours per day, 5 days per week, for 16 days or 13 weeks. In 16-day studies, all rats and mice exposed at the top concentration of 200 mg cobalt sulfate/m3 died (5 animals per group); partial survival was seen in the 50 mg/m(3) exposure groups. Degeneration of the olfactory epithelium and necrotizing inflammation occurred in the nose of all rats and mice that died and in animals exposed to 50 mg/m(3). Necrotizing inflammation was observed in the larynx and trachea of rats and mice at concentrations as low as 5 mg/m(3), and a similar lesion was present in the bronchi at exposure concentrations of 50 mg/m(3) or higher. Regenerative and inflammatory lesions, including peribronchial and septal fibrosis in the lung, were found in rats and mice exposed to 50 mg/m(3). In 13-week studies, all rats, all female mice, and all but 2 male mice exposed at the top concentration survived to the end of the studies (target exposure concentrations of 0, 0.3, 1, 3, 10, and 30 mg/m(3), 10 animals per group). Rats and mice exposed to 30 mg/m(3) lost weight during the first exposure week and then gained weight at the same rate as controls. Lung weights were increased over those of controls in rats exposed at concentrations as low as 1 mg/m(3) and in mice exposed to 10 mg/m(3) or more. Polycythemia was observed in rats exposed to cobalt sulfate but not in mice. Sperm motility was decreased in mice exposed at 3 mg/m(3) or at higher concentrations (lower concentrations were not evaluated), and increased numbers of abnormal sperm were found in mice exposed to 30 mg/m(3). Testis and epididymal weights were decreased in mice exposed to 30 mg/m(3). Cobalt content in the urine of rats increased with increasing atmospheric cobalt exposure. Lesions seen in the respiratory tract in 13-week studies in rats and mice included degeneration of the olfactory epithelium, squamous metaplasia of the respiratory epithelium, and inflammation in the nose; inflammation, necrosis, squamous metaplasia, ulcers (rats), and inflammatory polyps (rats) of the larynx; squamous metaplasia of the trachea (mice); and histiocytic infiltrates, bronchiolar regeneration, peribronchiolar and septal fibrosis, and epithelial hyperplasia in the alveoli of the lung. The most sensitive tissue was the larynx, with squamous metaplasia observed in rats and mice at the lowest exposure concentration of 0.3 mg/m(3). Thus, a no-observed-adverse-effect level was not reached in these studies. (NOTE: These studies were supported in part by funds from the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act trust fund (Superfund) by an interagency agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Public Health Service.)
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PMID:NTP technical report on the toxicity studies of Cobalt Sulfate Heptahydrate in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Inhalation Studies) (CAS No. 10026-24-1). 1220 63

Isoprene, the 2-methyl analogue of 1,3-butadiene, has a high production volume and is used largely in the manufacture of synthetic rubber. Isoprene is also the major endogenous hydrocarbon exhaled in human breath. Two-week and 13-week inhalation toxicology studies were conducted in male and female F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice to characterize potential adverse effects of isoprene. Male rats and male mice were also exposed to isoprene vapors for 6 months followed by a 6-month recovery period (stop- exposure protocol) to determine if isoprene produces a carcinogenic response similar to that of 1,3-butadiene after intermediate exposure durations. In addition to histopathology, evaluations included clinical pathology, tissue glutathione analyses, forelimb and hindlimb grip strength analyses, and sperm motility and vaginal cytology. Data from inhalation teratology studies of isoprene in rats and mice are also reported. In vitro genetic toxicity studies included assessments of mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium and sister chromatid exchanges and chromosomal aberrations in Chinese hamster ovary cells. In conjunction with the inhalation studies in mice, evaluations were also made of sister chromatid exchanges and chromosomal aberrations in bone marrow cells and micronuclei in peripheral blood of male mice exposed to isoprene for 12 days or 13 weeks. Target concentrations of isoprene in the inhalation chambers were 0, 438, 875, 1,750, 3,500, and 7,000 ppm in the 2-week studies; 0, 70, 220, 700, 2,200, and 7,000 ppm in the 13-week and stop-exposure studies; and 0, 280, 1,400, and 7,000 ppm in the teratology studies. In the 2-week studies, no changes related to chemical administration were observed in survival, body weight gain, clinical signs, hematologic or clinical chemistry parameters, or the incidence of gross or microscopic lesions in rats. In mice, there were no effects on survival; the mean body weight of males in the 7,000 ppm group was less than that of the controls. In mice, exposure to isoprene caused decreases in hematocrit values, hemoglobin concentrations, and erythrocyte counts, atrophy of the testis and thymus, cytoplasmic vacuolization of the liver, olfactory epithelial degeneration in the nasal cavity, and epithelial hyperplasia in the forestomach. Exposure to isoprene for 13 weeks produced no discernible toxicologic effects in rats. In the stop-exposure study, interstitial cell hyperplasia of the testis was observed in all male rats in the 7,000 ppm group after 6 months of exposure. Following the 6-month recovery period, male rats exposed to 700, 2,200, or 7,000 ppm isoprene had slightly greater incidences of interstitial cell adenomas of the testes than the controls. Exposure to isoprene for 13 weeks or 6 months produced no clear exposure-related effects on body weight gain in male or female mice; however, survival was decreased for male mice exposed to 7,000 ppm isoprene for 6 months. More notably, toxic and carcinogenic effects were induced at multiple organ sites in mice exposed to isoprene. After 6 months of exposure and 6 months of recovery, male mice exposed to 700 ppm or higher concentrations of isoprene had greater incidences of neoplasms of the liver (0 ppm, 7/30; 70 ppm, 3/30; 220 ppm, 7/29; 700 ppm, 15/30; 2,200 ppm, 18/30; 7,000 ppm, 17/28), lungs (2/30, 2/30, 1/29, 5/30, 10/30, 9/28), forestomach (0/30, 0/30, 0/30, 1/30, 4/30, 6/30), and harderian gland (2/30, 6/30, 4/30, 14/30, 13/30, 12/30) than the controls. In addition to the higher neoplasm incidences in male mice exposed to 700 ppm or greater, incidences of multiple neoplasms and/or neoplasms of greater malignancy were also higher than in the controls. Hematologic effects similar to those occurring in exposed mice in the 2-week study, plus greater mean cell volume values than in the controls, were observed after 24 days and after 13 weeks of exposure to isoprene. These hematologic effects, which were not accompanied by greater reticulocyte counts or a higher frequency of polychromatic erythrocytes than controls, were indicative of a nonresponsive, macrocytic anemia. In male mice in the stop-exposure study, partial hindlimb paralysis in the 7,000 ppm group and a dose-related decrease in grip strength were observed near the end of the 6-month exposure period. Other nonneoplastic effects in mice exposed to isoprene included spinal cord and sciatic nerve degeneration, skeletal muscle atrophy, degeneration of the olfactory epithelium, epithelial hyperplasia of the forestomach, increased estrous cycle length, testicular atrophy, and decreased epididymal weight, sperm head count, sperm concentration, and sperm motility. The inhalation teratology studies did not show maternal or developmental toxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats at exposures of up to 7,000 ppm isoprene; in CD-1® Swiss mice, exposure to isoprene resulted in lower fetal weights and a higher percentage of fetuses per litter with supernumerary ribs. Isoprene was not mutagenic in Salmonella typhimurium and did not induce sister chromatid exchanges or chromosomal aberrations in Chinese hamster ovary cells with or without exogenous metabolic activation; however, in mice, isoprene induced increases in the frequency of sister chromatid exchanges in bone marrow cells and in the frequency of micronucleated erythrocytes in peripheral blood. These inhalation studies showed that isoprene caused toxic effects in the testis of rats and at multiple organ sites in mice. In F344/N rats, exposure to 7,000 ppm isoprene for 6 months caused an increase in the incidence of testicular interstitial cell hyperplasia, and after 6 months of recovery there was a marginally increased incidence of benign testicular adenomas that may have been related to isoprene administration. No-observable-adverse-effect levels (NOAELs) for isoprene-induced toxic lesions in mice were: 70 ppm for nonresponsive, macrocytic anemia, decreased hindlimb grip strength, olfactory epithelial degeneration, and decreases in epididymal weights, spermatid head counts, sperm concentration, and sperm motility; 220 ppm for forestomach epithelial hyperplasia; 700 ppm for increased estrous cycle length; and 2,200 ppm for testicular atrophy, sciatic nerve degeneration, and muscle atrophy. A NOAEL was not achieved for spinal cord degeneration (less than 70 ppm) or developmental toxicity (less than 280 ppm, based on lower body weights of female fetuses). In addition, the 6-month inhalation exposure plus 6-month recovery (stop-exposure) study provided clear evidence of carcinogenicity of isoprene in the liver, lung, forestomach, and harderian gland of mice. Because these studies involved exposures of male rats and male mice to isoprene for only 6 months, they do not necessarily reveal the full carcinogenic potential of isoprene in these species. Most of the toxic and carcinogenic effects seen with isoprene were also caused by inhalation exposure to 1,3-butadiene. Synonyms: isopentadiene; 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene; beta-methylbivinyl.
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PMID:NTP technical report on the toxicity studies of Isoprene (CAS No. 78-79-5) Administered by Inhalation to F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice. 1220 93

The present study examined the density of 5-HT2A/2C receptors and 5-HT transporters in the brains of chronic high-fat diet-induced obese (cDIO) and obese-resistant (cDR) mice. Thirty-five male mice were used in this study. Twenty-eight mice were fed with a high-fat diet (40% of calories from fat) for 6 weeks and then classified as the cDIO (n=8) or cDR (n=8) mice according to the highest and lowest body weight gainers. Seven mice were placed on a low-fat diet (LF: 10% of calories from fat) and were used as controls. After 20 weeks of feeding, the sum of epididymal, perirenal, omental and inguinal fat masses was 9.3+/-0.3 g in the cDIO group versus 3.1+/-0.5 g in the cDR (p<0.005) and 1.5+/-0.1 g in the LF (p<0.001) groups. Using quantitative autoradiography techniques, the binding site densities of 5-HT2A/2C receptors and 5-HT transporters were measured in multiple brain sections of mice from the three groups. Most regions did not differ between groups but, importantly, the cDIO mice had a significantly higher 5-HT2A/2C binding density in the anterior olfactory nucleus and ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH) compared to the cDR and LF mice (+39% and +47%, p=0.003 and 0.045, respectively), whereas the latter two groups did not differ. The density of 5-HT2A/2C receptors in the VMH was associated with total amount of fat mass (r=0.617, p=0.032). On the other hand, the cDR mice had significantly lower 5-HT transporter binding than the cDIO and LF mice, respectively, in the nucleus accumbens (-44%, -38%, both p<0.02), central nucleus of the amygdaloid nucleus (-40%, -44%, p=0.003 and 0.009), and olfactory tubercle nucleus (-42%, -42%, both p=0.03). In conclusion, this study has demonstrated differentially regulated levels of the 5-HT2A/2C receptor and 5-HT transporter in specific brain regions of the cDIO and cDR mice. It provides neural anatomical bases by which genetic variability in 5-HT2A/2C receptors and 5-HT transporter may influence satiety and sensory aspects of energy balance.
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PMID:5-HT2A/2C receptor and 5-HT transporter densities in mice prone or resistant to chronic high-fat diet-induced obesity: a quantitative autoradiography study. 1527 82

Dipropylene glycol (DPG) is a component of many commercial products such as antifreeze, air fresheners, cosmetic products, solvents, and plastics. Male and female F344/N rats and B6C3F1 mice were exposed to DPG in the drinking water for 2 weeks, 3 months, or 2 years. In the 2-week and 3-month studies, rats and mice were exposed to 0, 5000, 10,000, 20,000, 40,000, or 80,000 ppm DPG. There was no mortality in the 2-week studies. In the 3-month rat study, all animals survived to the end of the study. Liver weights of rats exposed to 10,000 ppm or greater and kidney weights of rats exposed to 40,000 and 80,000 ppm were greater than those of the controls. The incidences of liver and kidney lesions were significantly increased in males exposed to 20,000 ppm or greater and females exposed to 80,000 ppm. Focal olfactory epithelial degeneration was present in all rats exposed to 80,000 ppm. In males, the incidences of testicular atrophy, epididymal hypospermia, and preputial gland atrophy were significantly increased in the 80,000 ppm group. In the 3-month mouse study, three males and one female exposed to 80,000 ppm died. Liver weights were increased, as was the incidence of centrilobular hypertrophy in males exposed to 40,000 ppm and males and females exposed to 80,000 ppm. In the 2-year studies, exposure groups were 0, 2500 (rats only), 10,000, 20,000 (mice only) or 40,000 ppm DPG. Survival of male rats exposed to 40,000 ppm and mean body weights of males and females exposed to 40,000 ppm were significantly less than controls. In male rats, exposure to DPG resulted in increased incidences and severities of nephropathy and secondary lesions in the parathyroid and forestomach. Increased incidences of focal histiocytic and focal granulomatous inflammation of the liver were also observed. In male and female rats, there were increased incidences of bile duct hyperplasia and changes in the olfactory epithelium of the nose. In mice, survival of males and females was similar to controls. Mean body weights and water consumption of males exposed to 40,000 ppm were less than that of the controls. Treatment-related nonneoplastic lesions did not occur in mice. Treatment-related neoplastic lesions did not occur in rats or mice.
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PMID:Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of dipropylene glycol in rats and mice. 1538 39

Caloric restriction (CR) has been extensively studied in rodents as an intervention to improve lifespan and healthspan. However, effects of CR can be strain- and species-specific. This study used publically available microarray data to analyze expression responses to CR in males from 7 mouse strains (C57BL/6J, BALB/c, C3H, 129, CBA, DBA, B6C3F1) and 4 tissues (epididymal white adipose tissue (eWAT), muscle, heart, cortex). In each tissue, the largest number of strain-specific CR responses was identified with respect to the C57BL/6 strain. In heart and cortex, CR responses in C57BL/6 mice were negatively correlated with responses in other strains. Strain-specific CR responses involved genes associated with olfactory receptors (Olfr1184, Olfr910) and insulin/IGF-1 signaling (Igf1, Irs2). In each strain, CR responses in eWAT were negatively correlated with those in human subcutaneous WAT (scWAT). In human scWAT, CR increased expression of genes associated with stem cell maintenance and vascularization. However, orthologous genes linked to these processes were down-regulated in mouse. These results identify strain-specific CR responses limiting generalization across mouse strains. Differential CR responses in mouse versus human WAT may be due to differences in the depots examined and/or the presence of "thrifty genes" in humans that resist adipose breakdown despite caloric deficit.
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PMID:Transcriptional profiling identifies strain-specific effects of caloric restriction and opposite responses in human and mouse white adipose tissue. 2970 98

Expression of olfactory receptors (ORs) in non-olfactory tissues has been widely reported over the last 20 years. Olfactory marker protein (OMP) is highly expressed in mature olfactory sensory neurons (mOSNs) of the olfactory epithelium. It is involved in the olfactory signal transduction pathway, which is mediated by well-conserved components, including ORs, olfactory G protein (Golf), and adenylyl cyclase 3 (AC3). OMP is widely expressed in non-olfactory tissues with an apparent preference for motile cells. We hypothesized that OMP is expressed in compartment-specific locations and co-localize with an OR, Golf, and AC3 in rat epididymal and human-ejaculated spermatozoa. We used immunocytochemistry to examine the expression patterns of OMP and OR6B2 (human OR, served as positive olfactory control) in experimentally induced modes of activation and determine whether there are any observable differences in proteins expression during the post-ejaculatory stages of spermatozoal functional maturation. We found that OMP was expressed in compartment-specific locations in human and rat spermatozoa. OMP was co-expressed with Golf and AC3 in rat spermatozoa and with OR6B2 in all three modes of activation (control, activated, and hyperactivated), and the mode of activation changed the co-expression pattern in acrosomal-reacted human spermatozoa. These observations suggest that OMP expression is a reliable indicator of OR-mediated chemoreception, may be used to identify ectopically expressed ORs, and could participate in second messenger signaling cascades that mediate fertility.
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PMID:Immunocytochemical Localization of Olfactory-signaling Molecules in Human and Rat Spermatozoa. 3260 11


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