Fig. 6.

Plasma progesterone concentrations (LS means ± SEM) from WT or SCARB1^−/− mature mice stimulated with eCG and hCG and collected 18 h after hCG. Mice received placebo injections (Control) or a combination of 20 mg/g BW mevinolin (Mev; an HMGR inhibitor) and 100 mg/g BW chloroquine (Chloro; an inhibitor of lysosomal processing of LDL). hCG, human chorionic gonadotropin; HMGR, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase; eCG, equine chorionic gonadotropin; hCG, human chorionic gonadotropin; SCARB1, scavenger receptor-B1; WT, wild type.