Suppression of endogenous corticosterone levels in vivo increases the steroidogenic capacity of purified rat Leydig cells in vitro

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1714-1718

  Gao, Hui Bao ^a   Shan, Li Xin ^a   Monder, Carl ^a   Hardy, Matthew P ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CORTICOSTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0029958795     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.5.8612506     Document Type: Article

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