Effect of testicular macrophage conditioned media from rats with autoimmune orchitis on Leydig cell function

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 116-123

  Suescun, María Olga ^a,b   Calandra, Ricardo S ^b,c   Lustig, Livia ^d  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^c INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Autoimmune orchitis; Leydig cells; Macrophage Leydig cell interaction; Macrophages; Steroidogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; LEYDIG CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033974622     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.430208.x     Document Type: Article

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