11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 expression in the newly formed Leydig cells after ethane dimethanesulphonate treatment of adult rats.
The enzyme 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11beta-HSD) catalyzes the reversible conversion of physiologically active corticosterone to the biologically inert 11beta-dehydrocorticosterone in rat testis and protect the Leydig cells (LCs) against the suppressive effect of glucocorticoids. The deve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Via Medica
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica |
| Online Access: | http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4511 |