Fig. 3From: Human LH and hCG stimulate differently the early signalling pathways but result in equal testosterone synthesis in mouse Leydig cells in vitro Stard1 gene expression analysis. The expression of Stard1 gene was evaluated in 12 h EC80 LH- or hCG-stimulated mouse primary Leydig cells by real-time PCR. Unstimulated cells served as control. Each value was normalized over the Hprt gene expression and graphically represented as fold increase over unstimulated controls in relative units scale (means ± SEM). Gene expression levels were compared (§ = significant vs control; Mann-Whitney’s U-test; P < 0.05; n = 4)Back to article page