Altered corticosterone status impairs steroidogenesis in the granulosa and thecal cells of Wistar rats

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 153-158

  Valli, G ^a   Sudha, S ^a   Ravi Sankar, B ^a   Govindarajulu, P ^a   Srinivasan, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Granulosa cells; Metyrapone; Steroidogenesis; Thecal cells

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOSTERONE 21 ACETATE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METYRAPONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DIESTRUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; THECA CELL;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METYRAPONE; ORGAN SIZE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEROIDS; THECA CELLS;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0034210052     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(00)00063-7     Document Type: Article

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