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Table 1 -

From: Differentiation of adult-type Leydig cells occurs in gonadotrophin-deficient mice

Gene

Expression per testis (relative to Luciferase × 103)

GnRH-null relative to adult normal (corrected for cell number)2

 

Adult GnRH-null

Adult normal

Neonatal normal1

 

P450scc

0.23 ± 0.04

242 ± 35

2.2 ± 0.5

0.95%

P450c17

15.3 ± 1.8

3453 ± 1042

13.5 ± 3.5

4.4%

GST5-5

60.6 ± 5.6

677 ± 91

76 ± 15

89.5%

RLF

19.2 ± 2.1

2490 ± 611

5.3 ± 1.3

7.7%

3βHSD I

7.5 ± 1.7

51 ± 10

4.6 ± 1.8

147.0%

Renin

0.027 ± 0.012

21.4 ± 3.5

5.8 ± 0.9

1.3%

EH

18.5 ± 1.6

996 ± 112

8.0 ± 1.6

18.5%

StAR

2.08 ± 0.2

177 ± 30

4.0 ± 1.1

11.7%

3βHSD VI*

0.014 ± 0.005

124 ± 15

ND3

0.11%

PGD-synthetase*

0.26 ± 0.06

843 ± 43

2.5 ± 1.1

0.31%

EST*

0.014 ± 0.009

9.0 ± 2.4

ND3

1.5%

17βHSD III*

2.39 ± 0.21

1644 ± 192

140 ± 7

1.45%

  1. * Genes expressed in adult Leydig cells but not fetal Leydig cells 1Neonatal animals were 5 days old. 2 Expression in GnRH-null mice is expressed as a percentage of normal mice and corrected for reduced Leydig cell number in GnRH-null animals [4]. 3ND = not detectable.