Effects of heme oxygenase isozymes on Leydig cells steroidogenesis

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 155-165

  Piotrkowski, Barbara ^a,b   Monzón, Casandra M ^a   Pagotto, Romina M ^a   Reche, Cecilia G ^a   Besio, Marcos ^a   Cymeryng, Cora B ^b   Pignataro, Omar P ^a,b  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOCHROME P450; HEME OXYGENASE; HEME OXYGENASE 1; HEME OXYGENASE 2; NITRIC OXIDE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIBUTYRYL CYCLIC GMP; HEME OXYGENASE-2; ISOENZYME; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LEYDIG CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIBUTYRYL CYCLIC GMP; HEME OXYGENASE (DECYCLIZING); HEME OXYGENASE-1; ISOENZYMES; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 70349772623     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-09-0061     Document Type: Article

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