Deletion of the Igf1 gene: Suppressive effects on adult Leydig cell development

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-387

  Hu, Guo Xin ^a,b   Lin, Han ^b   Chen, Guo Rong ^b   Chen, Bing Bing ^b   Lian, Qing Quan ^b   Hardy, Dianne O ^a   Zirkin, Barry R ^c   Ge, Ren Shan ^a,b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental lineage; Proliferation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY DELTA5 STEROID DEHYDROGENASE; BROXURIDINE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; LABELING INDEX; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE DELETION; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT;

EID: 77957852136     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.109.008680     Document Type: Article

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