Effect of phenobarbital on the induction of glutathione S-transferases in rat testis

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-74

  Thyagaraju, K ^a   Vasundhara, K ^a   Hemavathi, B ^a   Uma, A ^a   Devi, K N ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Glutathione S transferases; Phenobarbital; Testis; Y GST

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ISOENZYME; MICROSOME ENZYME; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TESTIS;

EID: 0347093429     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60499-3     Document Type: Article

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