Leydig cells, thyroid hormones and steroidogenesis

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 939-962

  Chamindrani Mendis Handagama, S M L ^a   Siril Ariyaratne, H B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Aging; Leydig cell lineage; Steroidogenesis; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; STEROID; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; TIME;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE; RNA, MESSENGER; SERTOLI CELLS; STEROIDS; TESTIS; THYROID HORMONES; TIME FACTORS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 27644441393     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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