Evaluation of relative roles of LH and FSH in regulation of differentiation of Leydig cells using an ethane 1,2-dimethylsulfonate-treated adult rat model

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 151-161

  Sriraman, V ^a,c   Sairam, M R ^b   Rao, A J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLOPHILIN; DIMETHYL SULFONE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE ANTIBODY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RNA ISOLATION; STEADY STATE; STEM CELL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MESYLATES; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, LH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROID 11-BETA-HYDROXYLASE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0037248214     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1760151     Document Type: Review

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