Effects of Tremella mesenterica on steroidogenesis in MA-10 mouse Leydig tumor cells

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 285-294

  Lo, H C ^a,b   Chen, Y W ^c   Chien, C H ^c   Tseng, C Y ^c   Kuo, Y M ^c   Huang, Bu Miin ^c  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Dept of Land Management and Development   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Leydig cell; MA 10; Progesterone; Tremella mesenterica

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREMELLA MESENTERICA;

AGARICALES; ANIMALS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROGESTERONE; RATS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79961163258     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850190923404     Document Type: Article

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