Effects of sex steroid hormones on sertoli cells metabolic pathways

Developing germ cells use lactate, derived from glucose metabolism of Sertoli cells (SCs), as their main energy source. Androgens and estrogens have been implicated in the modulation of testicular cells energy metabolism, particularly in SCs. The goal of the present study was to shed light on the ef...

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Main Author: Martins, Ana Catarina Dias (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/1126
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/1126