Leydig cell protein synthesis and steroidogenesis in response to acute stimulation by luteinizing hormone in rats

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 263-270

  Luo, Lindi ^a   Chen, Haolin ^a   Stocco, Douglas M ^b   Zirkin, Barry R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METHIONINE; POLYPEPTIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; STAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DRUG IMPLANTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESTRADIOL; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; METHIONINE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEROIDS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; ILEX COOKII; OVIS;

EID: 0031904576     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.2.263     Document Type: Article

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