The contribution of hepatic inactivation of testosterone to the lowering of serum testosterone levels by ketoconazole

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 128-137

  Wilson, Vickie S ^a   LeBlanc, Gerald A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen disruption; Hepatic biotransformation; Ketoconazole; Mice; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; KETOCONAZOLE; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROXYLATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034098775     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/54.1.128     Document Type: Article

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