Assessment of in vitro effects of metyrapone on Leydig cell steroidogenesis

Steroids

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 328-338

  Parthasarathy, Chandrakesan ^a   Balasubramanian, Karundevi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Leydig cell; Metyrapone; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; METYRAPONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; METYRAPONE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROID 11-BETA-HYDROXYLASE; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS;

EID: 38649132889     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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