Galanin stimulates steroidogenesis in rat Leydig cells

Life Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 255-263

  Romanelli, Francesco ^a,b   Fillo, Silvia ^a   Isidori, Aldo ^a   Gaudino, Simona ^a   Conte, Domenico ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galanin; Leydig cells; Prostaglandins; Testostrone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GALANIN; GALANIN RECEPTOR; GALANTIDE; GONADORELIN; INDOMETACIN; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITOR; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE RELEASE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; GALANIN; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INDOMETHACIN; LEYDIG CELLS; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; MALE; NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC ACID; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GALANIN; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032547118     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(98)00269-0     Document Type: Article

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