In vitro effects of lead nitrate on steroid profiles in the post-vitellogenic ovary of the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1899-1904

  Chaube, Radha ^a   Mishra, Surabhi ^a   Singh, Rahul K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Catfish; Endocrine disruptors; In vitro steroid levels; Lead; Ovary

Indexed keywords

17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; CORTICOSTERONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LEAD NITRATE; METAL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN; OVARY; STEROIDOGENESIS; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; LEAD; NITRATES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; TIME FACTORS;

HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS;

EID: 77957018591     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.07.021     Document Type: Article

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