Differential effects of nitrofurans on the production/release of steroid hormones by porcine adrenocortical cells in vitro

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 331, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 325-331

  Jager, Lowie P ^a   De Graaf, Gerrit J ^a   Widjaja Greefkes, H C Aura ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

17 hydroxyprogesterone; Adrenocortical cells; Aldosterone; Androstenedione; Corticosterone; Cortisol; Deoxycortisol; Furaltadone; Furazolidone; In vitro; Nitrofurans; Nitrofurantoin; Porcine; Progesterone; Steroid biogenesis; Steroid hormone

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTODOXONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FURALTADONE; FURAZOLIDONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; NITROFURAN DERIVATIVE; NITROFURANTOIN; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID RELEASE; DRUG POTENCY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID RELEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS; SWINE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FURAZOLIDONE; NITROFURANS; NITROFURANTOIN; OXAZOLIDINONES; QUINOXALINES; STEROIDS; SWINE;

EID: 0030859050     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01052-2     Document Type: Article

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