Effects of genistein, resveratrol, and quercetin on steroidogenesis and proliferation of MA-10 mouse Leydig tumor cells

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 527-537

  Chen, Yu Chyu ^a,b   Nagpal, Madan L ^a,b   Stocco, Douglas M ^c   Lin, Tu ^a,b  

^a WJB Dorn VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP; EGTAZIC ACID; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; GENISTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MIBEFRADIL; PROGESTERONE; QUERCETIN; RESVERATROL; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; VANADATE SODIUM; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYCLIC AMP; EGTAZIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; GENISTEIN; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MIBEFRADIL; MICE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHYTOESTROGENS; PROGESTERONE; QUERCETIN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; STILBENES; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; VANADATES; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 33947383089     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-06-0087     Document Type: Article

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