Changes in binding of iodomelatonin to membranes of Leydig cells and steroidogenesis after prolonged in vitro exposure to melatonin

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 80-86

  Valenti, Sandra ^a,b   Fazzuoli, Laura ^a   Giordano, Giulio ^a   Giusti, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b DISEM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leydig; Melatonin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

2 IODOMELATONIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; FORSKOLIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MELATONIN; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035049121     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2001.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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