Luteinizing hormone on Leydig cell structure and function

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 869-882

  Mendis Handagama, S M L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalase; Leydig cells; LH; Microscopy; Peroxisomes; Stereology; Sterol carrier protein 2; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VOLUME; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PEROXISOME; RAT; REVIEW; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATALASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICROBODIES; PLANT PROTEINS; RATS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030746701     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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