Enhancement of long-term testosterone secretion and steroidogenic enzyme expression in human Leydig cells by co-culture with human Sertoli cell-enriched preparations

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 129-140

  Lejeune, H ^a,b   Sanchez, P ^a   Saez, J M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^b Hopital de l'Antiquaille   (France)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Human testis; Leydig cell; Paracrine; Sertoli cell

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOCHROME P450; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SERTOLI CELL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENZYMES; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; RNA, MESSENGER; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031872496     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1998.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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