Propofol Inhibits Androgen Production in Rat Immature Leydig Cells

• Main Authors: Yiyan Wang (Author), Fei Ge (Author), Xiaoheng Li (Author), Chaobo Ni (Author), Keyang Wu (Author), Wenwen Zheng (Author), Yong Chen (Author), Qingquan Lian (Author), Ren-Shan Ge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Propofol is a widely used anesthetic. Whether propofol inhibits androgen production by rat Leydig cells and the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The objective of the current study was to examine the effects of propofol exposure to rat primary immature Leydig cells and to define prop...