Abstract:The increasing amount of data points to the circadian timing system as an essential part of processes regulating androgen homeostasis. However, the relationship between stress response, timekeeping-, and steroidogenesis-related systems is unexplored. Here, the stress-response of the testosterone-producing rat Leydig cells depending on the time of stressful events was studied. The study analyzes the effects of 3-hour immobilization (IMO) applied at different periods during the day. The IMO performed once (1xIMO… Show more
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