The inhibitory effects of lead on steroidogenesis in MA-10 mouse Leydig tumor cells

Life Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 849-859

  Liu, Ming Yie ^a   Lai, Hung Yan ^a   Yang, Bei Chang ^a   Tsai, Mei Lin ^a   Yang, Hsi Yuan ^b   Huang, Bu Miin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lead; Leydig cells; MA 10; Progesterone; StAR

Indexed keywords

22 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; LEAD; LEAD ACETATE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STEROIDOGENESIS;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; BUCLADESINE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HYDROXYCHOLESTEROLS; LEAD; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035846888     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(00)00983-8     Document Type: Article

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