Effects of polychlorinated biphenyl (Aroclor 1254) on steroidogenesis and antioxidant system in cultured adult ray Leydig cells

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 325-338

  Murugesan, Palaniappan ^a,b   Balaganesh, Muthusamy ^a   Balasubramanian, Karundevi ^a   Arunakaran, Jagadeesan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; AROCLOR 1254; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); ESTRADIOL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEADY STATE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AROCLOR 1254; ASCORBIC ACID; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTRADIOL; HORMONES; LEYDIG CELLS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECEPTORS, LH; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 33947421761     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.06874     Document Type: Article

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