Endocrine disruptors and leydig cell function

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Svechnikov, K ^a   Izzo, G ^a   Landreh, L ^a   Weisser, J ^a   Sder, O ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); COUMESTROL; CYTOCHROME P450C17; DAIDZEIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GENISTEIN; KAEMPFEROL; LINURON; MATAIRESINOL; MONOETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; NARINGENIN; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PROCYMIDONE; RESVERATROL; SECOISOLARICIRESINOL; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCLOZOLIN;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HORMONES; HUMANS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77957836592     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/684504     Document Type: Review

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