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2021 , Vol. 12 >Issue 1: 67 - 75

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13238-020-00771-1

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Sirt1 regulates testosterone biosynthesis in Leydig cells via modulating autophagy

  • Muhammad Babar Khawar 1,3 ,
  • Chao Liu 1,3 ,
  • Fengyi Gao 2 ,
  • Hui Gao 1 ,
  • Wenwen Liu 1,3 ,
  • Tingting Han 4 ,
  • Lina Wang 1,3 ,
  • Guoping Li , 4 ,
  • Hui Jiang , 5,6,7,8 ,
  • Wei Li , 1,3
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  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 2. School of Biotechnology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, China
  • 3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4. The MOH key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China
  • 5. Department of Urology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
  • 6. Department of Andrology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
  • 7. Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
  • 8. Department of Human Sperm Bank, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China

Accepted date: 13 Jul 2020

Published date: 15 Jan 2021

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Muhammad Babar Khawar , Chao Liu , Fengyi Gao , Hui Gao , Wenwen Liu , Tingting Han , Lina Wang , Guoping Li , Hui Jiang , Wei Li . Sirt1 regulates testosterone biosynthesis in Leydig cells via modulating autophagy[J]. Protein & Cell, 2021 , 12(1) : 67 -75 . DOI: 10.1007/s13238-020-00771-1

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