Direct effect of propylthiouracil on progesterone release in rat granulosa cells

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1564-1570

  Chen, Jiann Jong ^a   Wang, Shyi Wu ^b   Chien, Eileen Jea ^c   Wang, Paulus S ^c,d  

^a CARDINAL TIEN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3 HSD activity; Calcium; Granulosa cells; P450scc activity; Progesterone; Propylthiouracil; StAR expression; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ANTITHYROID AGENT; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL SIDE CHAIN CLEAVAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; THYROID FUNCTION;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; METHIMAZOLE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RATS;

EID: 0141540406     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705392     Document Type: Article

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