Down-regulation of steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein in rat Leydig cells: Implications for regulation of testosterone production during aging

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-203

  Leers Sucheta, Susan ^a   Stocco, Douglas M ^b   Azhar, Salman ^a  

^a Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Aging; Leydig; Rat; StAR; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; GONADOTROPIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033105616     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(98)00149-3     Document Type: Article

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