Gametes contain angiotensin converting enzyme (kininase II)
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 42 (4) , 399-402
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02118626
Abstract
Summary The localization of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) in the gonads of the normal rabbit was studied by immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy. The enzyme is present in the cytoplasm of testicular spermatids and of epididymal and ejaculated spermatozoa, and on the surface of follicular and tubal cocytes. These findings support the hypothesis that ACE has a role in gamete maturation and in fertilization.Keywords
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