Chronic corticosterone treatment impairs leydig cell 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity and LH-stimulated testosterone production

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 142-146

  Ravi Sankar, B ^a   Maran, R R M ^a   Sudha, S ^a   Govindarajulu, P ^a   Balasubramanian, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

11 HSD; cAMP; Corticosterone; Leydig Cell; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOSTERONE 21 ACETATE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

EID: 0034081554     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978609     Document Type: Article

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