Involvement of arachidonic acid and the lipoxygenase pathway in mediating luteinizing hormone-induced testosterone synthesis in rat Leydig cells

Endocrine Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 15-26

  Mele, Pablo G ^a   Dada, Laura A ^a   Paz, Cristina ^a   Neuman, Isabel ^a   Cymeryng, Cora B ^a   Mendez, Carlos F ^a   Finkielstein, Carla V ^a   Maciel, Fabiana Cornejo ^a   Podestá, Ernesto J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 BROMOPHENACYL BROMIDE; CYCLIC AMP; LIPOXYGENASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEPACRINE; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030904249     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07435809709031839     Document Type: Article

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