Regulation of activin A and inhibin B secretion by inflammatory mediators in adult rat Sertoli cell cultures

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 125-134

  Okuma, Y ^b   O'Connor, A E ^b   Muir, J A ^b   Stanton, P G ^a   de Kretser, D M ^b   Hedger, Mark P ^b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; BUCLADESINE; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SERTOLI CELL;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INHIBINS; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERTOLI CELLS; SIALOGLYCOPROTEINS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 27644458732     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.06266     Document Type: Article

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