Effect of lindane on testicular antioxidant system and steroidogenic enzymes in adult rats

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-138

  Sujatha, R ^a   Chitra, K C ^a   Latchoumycandane, C ^a   Mathur, P P ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Lindane; Rats; Steroids; Testes

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; DNA; ETHER; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LINDANE; RNA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSTATE VENTRAL LOBE; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS; SEMINAL VESICLE; STEROIDOGENESIS; SUPERNATANT; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; TOXICITY TESTING;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATALASE; GENITALIA, MALE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LINDANE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS;

EID: 0034937668     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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