Book chapter
Cell-Cell Interactions that Influence FSH Regulation of Testis Function
Follicle Stimulating Hormone, pp.231-236
Serono Symposia USA, Springer New York
1991
Abstract
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is a gonadotropin secreted from the pituitary that influences the function and differentiation of the testicular Sertoli cell (Sc). This influence of FSH on Sc is mediated through activation of adenylate cyclase, followed by elevation of cAMP levels, stimulation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase, and regulation of gene expression (1–5). FSH promotes and regulates Sc function and differentiation throughout pubertal development; however, the role of FSH in the adult animal is unclear and remains to be fully elucidated.
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- Title
- Cell-Cell Interactions that Influence FSH Regulation of Testis Function
- Creators
- John N. NortonCatherine Tananis AnthonyMichael K. Skinner
- Publication Details
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone, pp.231-236
- Academic Unit
- Biological Sciences, School of
- Series
- Serono Symposia USA
- Publisher
- Springer New York; New York, NY
- Identifiers
- 99901080303101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter