title: Crucial Role Reported for TSPO in Viability and Steroidogenesis is a Misconception. Commentary: Conditional Steroidogenic Cell-Targeted Deletion of TSPO Unveils a Crucial Role in Viability and Hormone-Dependent Steroid Formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Cornell University , Ithaca, NY , USA.
authors.forename: Vimal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Selvaraj
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Cornell University , Ithaca, NY , USA.
authors.forename: Lan N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Lubbock, TX , USA.
authors.forename: Douglas M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Stocco
keywords: Leydig cells; adrenal cortex; cholesterol; embryonic lethality; lipid metabolism; mitochondria; steroid biosynthesis; translocator protein TSPO