Differential regulation of steroidogenic enzymes during differentiation optimizes testosterone production by adult rat leydig cells

Endocrinology

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 2277-2283

  Shan, Li Xin ^a   Phillips, David M ^a   Bardin, C Wayne ^a   Hardy, Matthew P ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

22 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEM CELL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; AGING; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0027365643     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.133.5.8404681     Document Type: Article

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