Effect of nickel sulfate on testicular steroidogenesis in rats during protein restriction

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 923-926

  Das, Kusal K ^a   Dasgupta, Shakuntala ^a  

^a AL AMEEN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Nickel sulfate; Protein restriction; Testes; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; NICKEL SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAPITATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036740207     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110923     Document Type: Article

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