Expression of proliferin-related protein in testis and the biological significance in testosterone production

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 343, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 25-31

  Zhao, Lina ^a   Hao, Jie ^b   Hu, Jiangang ^c   Wang, Qi ^a   Lü, Zhilan ^a   Wang, Limin ^a   Yu, Qiubo ^a   Wang, Yingxiong ^a   Li, Gang ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c The People's Hospital of Dazu Country   (China)

Author keywords

Leydig cell; Proliferin related protein; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR; PROLIFERIN; PROLIFERIN RELATED PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HORMONE ACTION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RNA INTERFERENCE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; UPREGULATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 80051573268     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.05.046     Document Type: Article

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