Leydig cell function in mice lacking connexin43
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Leydig cell function in mice lacking connexin43.
Connexin43 (Cx43) is the most abundantly expressed member of the connexin (gap junction protein) family and the only one so far identified in mouse Leydig cell gap junctions. Mice lacking Cx43 were used to investigate its role in testicular androgen production and regulation. Testes from term fetuses were grafted under the kidney capsules of castrated adult males. After 3 weeks, serum from host...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproduction
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1470-1626,1741-7899
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.01234