Gossypol inhibits human chorionic gonadotropin-stimulated testosterone production by cultured canine testicular interstitial cells

Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-272

  Mushtaq, Muhammad ^a   Kulp, Samuel ^a   Chang, William ^a   Lin, Young C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GOSSYPOL; GOSSYPOL ACETIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DOGS; GOSSYPOL; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029873551     PISSN: 10780297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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