Adverse effects associated with persistent stimulation of Leydig cells with hCG in vitro

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1076-1083

  Aggarwal, Archana ^a   Misro, Man M ^a   Maheshwari, Ankur ^a   Sehgal, Neeta ^b   Nandan, Deoki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CATALASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEYDIG CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LEYDIG CELLS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS;

EID: 70349274478     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21074     Document Type: Article

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