Impact of polychlorinated biphenyl (Aroclor 1254) and vitamin C on antioxidant system of rat ventral prostate

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-22

  Sridhar, M ^a   Venkataraman, P ^a   Dhanammal, S ^a   Arunkumar, A ^a   Aruldhas, M M ^a   Srinivasan, N ^a   Arunakaran, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Aroclor 1254; Lipid peroxidation; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Thyroid hormone; Ventral prostate; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE PROSTATE ISOENZYME; ANTIOXIDANT; AROCLOR 1254; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; CORN OIL; ESTRADIOL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIOTHYRONINE; LIPID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAPITATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOGENATE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSTATE VENTRAL LOBE; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AROCLOR 1254; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; ESTRADIOL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSTATE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 1842535826     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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