| Literature DB >> 6260473 |
A J Hsueh, T H Welsh, P B Jones.
Abstract
Epidermal growth factor (EGF), but not fibroblast growth factor, inhibits the gonadotropin stimulation of estrogen and testosterone production by primary cultures of ovarian granulosa and testicular Leydig cells, respectively. EGF also inhibits gonadal steroidogenesis induced by cholera toxin and (Bu)2cAMP, and the inhibitory effect of EGF is not associated with cell proliferation. EGF may play an important endocrine role in the regulation of steroidogenic functions of gonadal cells.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6260473 DOI: 10.1210/endo-108-5-2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Endocrinology ISSN: 0013-7227 Impact factor: 4.736