Glucocorticoid-like effects of antihepatocarcinogen Rotenone are mediated via enhanced serum corticosterone levels: Molecular Fitting and Receptor Activation Studies

Journal of Carcinogenesis

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Youssef, Jihan ^a   Elbi, Cem ^b   Warren, Barbour ^c   Yourtee, David ^a   Nagarur, Raghavendra ^a   Molteni, Agostino ^a   Cunningham, Michael L ^d   Badr, Mostafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORN OIL; CORTICOSTERONE; DEHYDROCORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; EOSIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HEMATOXYLIN; LUCIFERASE; MIFEPRISTONE; ONAPRISTONE; PARAFFIN; ROTENONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET THERAPY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONE ACTION; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR ONCOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PULSE WAVE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 2942577515     PISSN: 14773163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-3163-2-2     Document Type: Article

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