Reduced testicular steroidogenesis in tumor necrosis factor-α knockout mice

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 117-121

  Suh, Ji Ho ^a   Gong, Eun Yeung ^a   Hong, Cheol Yi ^a   Park, Eunsook ^a   Ahn, Ryun Sup ^b   Park, Kwang Sung ^c   Lee, Keesook ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mullerian inhibiting substance; Spermatogenesis; Steroidogenesis; Testis; TNF knockout

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBERTY; SPERM; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

MUS;

EID: 55349119131     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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