Expression of E-SOD, GPX5 mRNAs and immunoexpression of Cu/ZnSOD in epididymal epithelial cells of finasteride-treated rats

Andrologia

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 303-311

  Kolasa, A ^a   Marchlewicz, M ^a   Adler, G ^a   Ciechanowicz, A ^a   Glabowski W ^a   Wiszniewska, B ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Epididymis; Finasteride; Immunohistochemistry; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; EXTRACELLULAR SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; FINASTERIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 5; MESSENGER RNA; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTENONE 5 ALPHA-REDUCTASE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FINASTERIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; ISOENZYMES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOGENESIS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 51649083321     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2008.00858.x     Document Type: Article

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