Effects of butyltin compounds on follicular steroidogenesis in the bullfrog(Rana catesbeiana)

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-154

  Ahn, Ryun Sup ^b   Han, Seong Jeong ^a   Kim, Seung Chang ^a   Kwon, Hyuk Bang ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Butyltin compounds; Endocrine disrupter; Follicular steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BUTYLTIN DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STEROIDOGENESIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 34447643944     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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