Effect of estradiol on the induction of porphyria by hexachlorobenzene in the rat

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Legault, Nathalie ^a   Sabik, Hassan ^b   Cooper, Sam F ^b   Charbonneau, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Hexachlororobenzene; Liver; Porphyria; Rat; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL VALERATE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATIC PORPHYRIA; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CASTRATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MALE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; PORPHYRIAS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; UROPORPHYRINS;

EID: 0030809444     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(97)00141-X     Document Type: Article

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