Peritubular cells may modulate Leydig cell-mediated testosterone production through a nonclassic pathway

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Mishra, Jibanananda ^a   Gautam, Mukesh ^a   Dadhich, Rajesh ^a   Kowtharapu, Bhavani S ^a   Majumdar, Subeer S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Leydig cell; Peritubular cell; Sertoli cell; testis; testosterone

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TYPE; COCULTURE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; STAR GENE; TESTICULAR PERITUBULAR CELL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84867748268     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.07.1124     Document Type: Article

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