Effects of PNU157706, a dual 5α-reductase inhibitor, on gene expression in the rat epididymis

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-261

  Henderson, N A ^a   Cooke, G M ^b,c   Robaire, B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME 2; ANDROSTANOLONE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE H; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INITIATION FACTOR 5; N [2,2,2 TRIFLUORO 1 PHENYL 1 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)ETHYL] 3 OXO 4 AZA 5ALPHA ANDROST 1 ENE 17BETA CARBOXAMIDE; ONCOPROTEIN; PURINE P2X1 RECEPTOR; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SYNTAXIN;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DNA MICROARRAY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FLUID TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; ION TRANSPORT; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGAN WEIGHT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ANDROSTENES; ANIMALS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDIDYMIS; FATTY ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 2942530668     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1810245     Document Type: Article

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