Regulation of steroid hormone biosynthesis in R2C and MA-10 Leydig tumor cells: Role of the cholesterol transfer proteins StAR and PBR

Endocrine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 387-394

  Rao, Rekha M ^a   Jo, Youngah ^a   Babb Tarbox, Michelle ^a   Syapin, Peter J ^a   Stocco, Douglas M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; LIGAND; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR; STEROID HORMONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL ASSAY; CELL LINE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LIGAND BINDING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TUMOR CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; HORMONES; ISOQUINOLINES; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LIGANDS; MALE; MICE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0036939814     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ERC-120016813     Document Type: Conference Paper

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