Reduced Intratesticular Testosterone Concentration Alters the Polymerization State of the Sertoli Cell Intermediate Filament Cytoskeleton by Degradation of Vimentin

Endocrinology

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 5530-5536

  Show, Matthew D ^a   Anway, Matthew D ^a   Folmer, Janet S ^a   Zirkin, Barry R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; ESTRADIOL; MONOMER; TESTOSTERONE; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LEVEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MALE; MICROTUBULES; POLYMERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0345257080     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-0735     Document Type: Article

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