Clotrimazole is a selective and potent inhibitor of rat cytochrome P450 3A subfamily-related testosterone metabolism

Drug Metabolism and Disposition

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 837-842

  Turan, Valerie K ^a   Mishin, Vladimir M ^a   Thomas, Paul E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLOTRIMAZOLE; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 1A1; CYTOCHROME P450 1A2; CYTOCHROME P450 2A1; CYTOCHROME P450 2B1; CYTOCHROME P450 2B2; CYTOCHROME P450 2C11; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; CYTOCHROME P450 3A; CYTOCHROME P450 3A1; CYTOCHROME P450 3A2; DEXAMETHASONE; KETOCONAZOLE; LIVER ENZYME; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME METABOLISM; HYDROXYLATION; IC 50; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM;

EID: 0035020109     PISSN: 00909556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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