Di (n-butyl) phthalate inhibits testosterone synthesis through a glucocorticoid-mediated pathway in rats

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 448-456

  Xiao Feng, Zhang ^a   Nai Qiang, Qu ^a   Jing, Zheng ^b   Zi, Li ^a   Yang, Zhang ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Heilongjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

11 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Di (n butyl) phthalate; Glucocorticoids; Glucocorticoids receptor; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 1; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PLASTICIZERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 73149091025     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091581809342596     Document Type: Article

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