Effect of organosulfur compounds on the expression of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase and thyroid hormone level in TCDD-treated rats

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 191-196

  Hong, Young Sook ^a   Kim, Hyung Lae ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin; Dially disulfide; Dially sulfide; Garlic extract; UDP glucuronosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ALLYL SULFIDE; DIALLYL DISULFIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; LIOTHYRONINE; MICROSOME ENZYME; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GLUCURONIDATION; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; THYROID TUMOR; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031593164     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.1997.29     Document Type: Article

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