Immunolocalization of steroidogenic enzymes in the vaginal mucous of Galea spixii during the estrous cycle.

CONCLUSION: Current results not only support the expression of enzymes involved in sex steroid synthesis in the wall of the vagina, they also indicate that expression changes with the stage of the cycle, both the levels and types of cells exhibiting expression. Thus, changes in proliferation of vaginal epithelial cells and the differentiation of the mucosa may be influenced by local steroid synthesis as well as circulating androgens and estrogens. PMID: 28438170 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28438170?dopt=Abstract

Source: Reproductive Biology - April 24, 2017 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Dos Santos AC, Conley AJ, de Oliveira MF, Oliveira GB, Viana DC, Assis Neto AC Tags: Reprod Biol Endocrinol Source Type: research