Modulation of steroidogenesis by chloride ions in MA-10 mouse tumor Leydig cells: Roles of calcium, protein synthesis, and the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2308-2314

  Ramnath, H I ^a   Peterson, S ^a   Michael, A E ^a   Stocco, D M ^b   Cooke, B A ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE ION; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STEROIDOGENESIS; TUMOR CELL CULTURE;

EID: 0030980289     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.6.5162     Document Type: Article

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