Toxic effects of zearalenone and α-zearalenol on the regulation of steroidogenesis and testosterone production in mouse Leydig cells

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 558-565

  Yang, Jianying ^a   Zhang, Yongfa ^b   Wang, Yongqiang ^c   Cui, Sheng ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ZOL; 3 HSD 1; Mouse Leydig cells; p450scc; StAR; ZEA

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALPHA ZEARALENOL; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROTEIN STAR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEARALENONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA PRIMERS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE; ZEARALENONE; ZERANOL;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MUS;

EID: 34047257719     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2006.10.013     Document Type: Article

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