Elevation of steroid 5α-reductase mRNA levels in rat cerebellum by toluene inhalation: Possible relation to GFAP expression

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-231

  Gotohda, T ^a   Kuwada, A ^a   Morita, K ^a   Kubo, S I ^a   Tokunaga, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

GFAP expression; Neurosteroid; Rat cerebellum; Steroid 5 reductase mRNA; Toluene inhalation

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0033827484     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.25.3_223     Document Type: Article

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