Regulation of prostatic glutathione-peroxidase (GSH-PO) in rats treated with a combination of testosterone and 17β-estradiol

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 415-420

  Murakoshi, Masanori ^a   Ikada, Rie ^a   Tagawa, Masashi ^a  

^a Grelan Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Glutathione peroxidase (GSH PO); Lipid peroxidation; mRNA; Prostate; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033371381     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.24.5_415     Document Type: Article

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