Effects of CPU 86017 (chlorobenzyltetrahydroberberine chloride) and its enantiomers on thyrotoxicosis-induced overactive endothelin-1 system and oxidative stress in rat testes

Urology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 455-461

  Tang, XiaoYun ^a   Qi, MinYou ^a   Dai, DeZai ^a   Zhang, Can ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BERBERINE DERIVATIVE; CHLOROBENZYLTETRAHYDROBERBERINE CHLORIDE; CPU 86017; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LEVOTHYROXINE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PREPROENDOTHELIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TESTIS; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ANIMALS; BERBERINE; ENDOTHELIN-1; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; TESTIS; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 33746801164     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.03.068     Document Type: Article

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