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Oral administration of VDAC1-derived small molecule peptides increases circulating testosterone levels in male rats

Cholesterol is the precursor of all steroid hormones, and the entry of cholesterol into the mitochondria is the rate-limiting step of steroidogenesis. Voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC1) is an outer mitochondrial protein part of a multiprotein complex that imports cholesterol. We previously repo...

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Autores principales: Martinez–Arguelles, Daniel B., Nedow, Jennifer W., Gukasyan, Hovhannes J., Papadopoulos, Vassilios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9846164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36686419
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.1003017