Regulation of Leydig cell steroidogenesis by extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2: Role of protein kinase A and protein kinase C signaling

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-63

  Manna, Pulak R ^a   Jo, Youngah ^a   Stocco, Douglas M ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1,4 DIAMINO 1,4 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYLTHIO) 2,3 DICYANOBUTADIENE; BUCLADESINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR DAX 1; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN KINASE C; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR BI; STEROID;

ADRENAL DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TUMOR CELL; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BUCLADESINE; BUTADIENES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; ISOQUINOLINES; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; NITRILES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN KINASE C; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCAVENGER RECEPTORS, CLASS B; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SULFONAMIDES; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 34247377842     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-06-0201     Document Type: Article

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