Effects of L- and T-type Ca2+ channel blockers on spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis in the prepubertal mouse testis

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-30

  Lee, Jae Ho ^a   Ahn, Hak Jun ^b   Lee, Sang Jin ^c   Gye, Myung Chan ^d   Min, Churl K ^b  

^a BK21 Plus NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

^c Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ca2+ channel blockers; Mouse prepubertal testis; Spermatogenesis; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NIFEDIPINE; PROTEIN; STAR PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS SIZE; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NIFEDIPINE; ORGAN SIZE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

MUS;

EID: 79952280092     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-010-9480-x     Document Type: Article

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