In vivo and in vitro effects of flutamide and diethylstilbestrol on fetal testicular steroidogenesis in the rat

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-83

  Adamsson, N Annika ^a   Brokken, Leon J S ^a   Paranko, Jorma ^a   Toppari, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diethylstilbestrol; Fetus; Flutamide; Rat; Steroidogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; FLUTAMIDE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; FLUTAMIDE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

RATTUS;

EID: 37349049958     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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