Effects of hypoxia on testosterone release in rat Leydig cells

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 297, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Hwang, Guey Shyang ^a   Chen, Szu Tah ^b   Chen, Te Jung ^c   Wang, Shyi Wu ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Taiwan Tung Yang Biopharmacy Company   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; NICOTINIC ACID ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; TETRANDRINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOXIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; 8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL SEPARATION; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; GONADOTROPINS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; NADP; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 70350455739     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00010.2009     Document Type: Article

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