Single exposure to low dose of lindane causes transient decrease in testicular steroidogenesis in adult male Wistar rats

Toxicology

Volumn 244, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 190-197

  Saradha, B ^a   Vaithinathan, S ^a   Mathur, P P ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Androgen binding protein (ABP); Lindane; Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR); Testis; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROGEN BINDING PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; LINDANE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; WISTAR RAT;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANDROGEN-BINDING PROTEIN; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; MALE; OXIDANTS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEROIDS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 38749108451     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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