Infrasound-induced changes on sexual behavior in male rats and some underlying mechanisms

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-114

  Zhuang, Zhiqiang ^a   Pei, Zhaohui ^a   Chen, Jingzao ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Infrasound; P450scc; Rat; Sexual behavior; SF 1; StAR; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450; MESSENGER RNA; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TESTOSTERONE;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; EXPOSURE; INFRASOUND; MALE; NOISE; NOISE POLLUTION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33845216216     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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