Detection of hCG Responsive Expression of the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein in Mouse Leydig Cells
<p>The steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein, a novel mitochondrial protein, is involved in the regulation of steroid hormone biosynthesis through its mediation of the intramitochondrial transport of the steroid substrate, cholesterol, to the cytochrome P450 cholesterol side chain clea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-01-01
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| Series: | Biological Procedures Online |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biologicalprocedures.com/bpo/arts/1/76/m76.htm |