Testosterone environment of splenocytes modifies the steroidogenesis of polycystic ovary in rats

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 239-244

  Forneris, M ^a   Rosales, E ^a   Ciuffo, G ^a   Oliveros, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Interleukins; Polycystic ovary; Splenocytes; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; FLUTAMIDE; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN CELL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS;

EID: 42149168441     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1022545     Document Type: Article

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