Testosterone metabolism in rat brain is differentially enhanced by phenytoin-inducible cytochrome P450 isoforms

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 597-604

  Rosenbrock, Holger ^a   Hagemeyer, C E ^a   Singec I ^a   Knoth, R ^a   Volk, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CYP2B; Cytochrome P450; Phenytoin; Rat brain; Testosterone metabolism

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTIBODY; CYTOCHROME P450; ORPHENADRINE; PHENYTOIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN MICROSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROXYLATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; ARYL HYDROCARBON HYDROXYLASES; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2B1; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP3A; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ENZYME INDUCTION; HYDROXYLATION; HYDROXYTESTOSTERONES; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MICROSOMES; OXIDOREDUCTASES, N-DEMETHYLATING; PHENYTOIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEROID 16-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; STEROID HYDROXYLASES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0032775358     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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