Effects of a series of metalloporphyrins on adrenal, testicular and thyroid function in rats

Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 178-186

  Drummond, George S ^a   Smith, Terry J ^a   Kappas, Attallah ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Heme oxygenase inhibitors; Sn mesoporphyrin; Sn protoporphyrin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; LIOTHYRONINE; MESOPORPHYRIN TIN; METALLOPORPHYRIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN TIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0029865013     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: 14230313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000139382     Document Type: Article

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