Effects of ubiquinone and mevalonic acid on hepatic peroxisomal enzymes induced by dehydroepiandrosterone

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 118-121

  Khan, Seher A ^b   Nyce, Jonathan W ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A ACYLTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; MEVALONIC ACID; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR; PRASTERONE; UBIQUINONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXISOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030945443     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1997.tb00383.x     Document Type: Article

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