Activation of a neural brain-testicular pathway rapidly lowers Leydig cell levels of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein and the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor while increasing levels of neuronal nitric oxide synthase

Endocrinology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 624-633

  Herman, Melissa ^a   Rivier, Catherine ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYTOCHROME P450; ISOPRENALINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL ACTIVATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ETHANOL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; ISOPROTERENOL; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TESTIS;

EID: 29344440275     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2005-0879     Document Type: Article

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