LIPOPHAGY: a novel form of steroidogenic activity within the LEYDIG cell during the reproductive cycle of turtle

Abstract Background Steroidogenesis is an indispensable process that is indirectly associated with spermatogenesis in the Leydig cell (LC) to utilize the lipid droplets (LDs) that are critical to maintaining normal testosterone synthesis. The regulation of LD mobilization, known as lipophagy, in the...

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Main Authors: Imran Tarique, Waseem Ali Vistro, Xuebing Bai, Ping Yang, Chen Hong, Yufei Huang, Abdul Haseeb, Enxue Liu, Noor Samad Gandahi, Mengdi Xu, Yifei Liu, Qiusheng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Subjects:
LC3
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12958-019-0462-2