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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |