Effects of evodiamine on the secretion of testosterone in rat testicular interstitial cells

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1532-1535

  Lin, Ho ^b   Tsai, Shiow Chwen ^b   Chen, Jiann Jong ^b   Chiao, Yu Chung ^b   Wang, Shyi Wu ^b   Wang, Guei Jane ^b   Chen, Chieh Fu ^b   Wang, Paulus S ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EVODIAMINE; FORSKOLIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0032715166     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-0495(99)90241-X     Document Type: Article

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