Arachidonic acid release from rat Leydig cells depends on the presence of luteinizing hormone/human chorionic gonadotrophin receptors

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-209

  Moraga, P F ^a   Llanos, M N ^a   Ronco, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0030742915     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1540201     Document Type: Article

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