Luteinizing hormone-dependent gene regulation in leydig cells may be mediated by ccaat/enhancer-binding protein-β

Endocrinology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 272-279

  Nalbant, Demet ^a   Williams, Simon C ^a   Stocco, Douglas M ^a   Khan, Shafiq A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031609530     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.139.1.5663     Document Type: Article

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