Effects of 17α-methyltestosterone exposure on steroidogenesis and cyclin-B mRNA expression in previtellogenic oocytes of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 569-580

  Kortner, Trond M ^a   Arukwe, Augustine ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic cod; Cyclin B; Methyltestosterone; Previtellogenic oocytes; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYCLIN B; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTING; VITELLOGENESIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

GADUS MORHUA; TELEOSTEI;

ANIMALS; CYCLIN B; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GADUS MORHUA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; OOCYTES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TOXICITY TESTS; VITELLOGENESIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34848924542     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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