Effect of nicardipine, a calcium antagonist, on induction of peroxisomal enzymes by dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in cultured rat hepatocytes

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 235-241

  Zhang, Hong ^a   Tamura, Hiroshi ^a   Yamada, Junji ^a   Watanabe, Takafumi ^a   Suga, Tetsuya ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dehydroepiandrosterone; Hepatocarcinogenesis; Nicardipine; Peroxiso mal enzyme; Peroxisome proliferator

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CLOFIBRIC ACID; NICARDIPINE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029800193     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.21.4_235     Document Type: Article

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