Effects of vitamins C and E on steroidogenic enzymes mRNA expression in polychlorinated biphenyl (Aroclor 1254) exposed adult rat Leydig cells

Toxicology

Volumn 232, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 170-182

  Murugesan, Palaniappan ^a   Muthusamy, Thirupathi ^a   Balasubramanian, Karundevi ^a   Arunakaran, Jagadeesan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Leydig cells; PCBs; StAR protein; Steroidogenesis; Steroidogenic enzymes; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANDROGEN BINDING PROTEIN; AROCLOR 1254; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CORN OIL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEADY STATE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANDROGEN-BINDING PROTEIN; ANIMALS; AROCLOR 1254; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33947314329     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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