Blocking L-type calcium channels reduced the threshold of cAMP-induced steroidogenic acute regulatory gene expression in MA-10 mouse Leydig cells

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-74

  Pandey, Akhilesh K ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Yin, Xiangling ^a   Stocco, Douglas M ^b   Grammas, Paula ^a   Wang, XingJia ^a  

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

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

22 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; CHOLESTEROL; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DILTIAZEM; ISRADIPINE; LUCIFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; N (2 METHYLAMINOETHYL) 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR DAX 1; PLASMID DNA; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; VERAPAMIL; BUCLADESINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NR0B1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN; CELL STRAIN MA 10; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BUCLADESINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; DAX-1 ORPHAN NUCLEAR RECEPTOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; GENE EXPRESSION; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; NIFEDIPINE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 73949093268     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-09-0206     Document Type: Article

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