The pesticide heptachlor affects steroid hormone secretion in isolated follicular and luteal cells of rat

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-84

  Oduma, J A ^a   Oduor Okelo, D ^a   Odongo, H ^a   Makawiti, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; Environmental toxicants; Estradiol; Follicle cells; Heptachlor; Luteal cells; Pesticides; Pregnenolone; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; COLLAGENASE; ESTRADIOL; HEPTACHLOR; PESTICIDE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; INCUBATION TIME; LUTEAL CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEROID RELEASE; STROMA CELL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 33748067293     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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