LH acts on interstitial Leydig cells to increase the flux generating step of cholesterol conversion to pregnenolone and thence testosterone.
LH secretion is dependent upon:
The feedback loops are used therapeutically in advanced androgen-sensitive prostatic carcinoma:
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