Rat Leydig cells use apolipoprotein E depleted high density lipoprotein to regulate testosterone production

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 213, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 51-59

  Travert, Carine ^a   Forfana, Mohamed ^a   Carreau, Serge ^a   Le Goff, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; HMG CoA reductase inhibitor; Pravastatin; Rat Leydig cells; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; GONADOTROPIN; HEPARIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADRENAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; LEYDIG CELL; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLESTEROL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LEYDIG CELLS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; MALE; PRAVASTATIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033646512     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007178532236     Document Type: Article

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