Stimulation of androgen production by d-aspartate through the enhancement of StAR, P450scc and 3β-HSD mRNA levels in vivo rat testis and in culture of immature rat Leydig cells

Steroids

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 103-110

  Raucci, Franca ^a   D'Aniello, Antimo ^a   Di Fiore, Maria Maddalena ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; d Aspartic acid; Steroidogenesis; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROGEN; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLISM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; D-ASPARTIC ACID; MALE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84899092553     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: 18785867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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