Inhibition of testosterone secretion by S-petasin in rat testicular interstitial cells

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 99-103

  Lin, Ho ^a   Chien, Chau Heng ^a   Lin, Yun Lian ^b   Chen, Chieh Fu ^b   Wang, Paulus S ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Rat; S petasin; Testicular interstitial cells; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FORSKOLIN; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; PETASIN; SESQUITERPENE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SECRETION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FORSKOLIN; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SESQUITERPENES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034734494     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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