The effects of sex steroid hormones on the activities of basic carboxypeptidases in the hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal system of male and female mice after stress

• Published in: Neurochemical journal Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 79 - 84
• Main Authors: Vernigora, A. N., Volkova, N. V., Saldaev, D. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 2017
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Experimental Articles; Neurosciences; stress; testosterone; PMSF-inhibited carboxypeptidase; progesterone; sex; hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal system; carboxypeptidase E

The effects of testosterone and progesterone on the activities of carboxypeptidase E and phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride-inhibited carboxypeptidase (PMSF-CP) after stress induced by an intraperitoneal injection of olive oil were studied in male and female mice. Sex-related differences in the activitie...