Stimulatory effect of progesterone on the expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein in MA-10 Leydig cells

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1054-1063

  Schwarzenbach, Heidi ^a   Manna, Pulak R ^b   Stocco, Douglas M ^b   Chakrabarti, Gopa ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Amal K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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

^c Institut fur Hormon und Fortpflanzungsforschung IHF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Leydig cells; Progesterone; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PROGESTERONE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL STIMULATION; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LEYDIG CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DEXAMETHASONE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MICE; MIFEPRISTONE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; PROMEGESTONE; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242308893     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.009266     Document Type: Article

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