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

• Main Authors: Imran Tarique (Author), Waseem Ali Vistro (Author), Xuebing Bai (Author), Ping Yang (Author), Chen Hong (Author), Yufei Huang (Author), Abdul Haseeb (Author), Enxue Liu (Author), Noor Samad Gandahi (Author), Mengdi Xu (Author), Yifei Liu (Author), Qiusheng Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...