Effects and mechanisms of nonylphenol on corticosterone release in rat zona fasciculata-reticularis cells

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 411-419

  Chang, Ling Ling ^a   Wun, Wan Song Alfred ^b   Wang, Paulus S ^c,d  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Obstetrical and Gynecological Associates   (United States)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

11 hydroxylase; CAMP; NP; P450scc; Zona fasciculata reticularis cells

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CORTICOTROPIN; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FORSKOLIN; FULVESTRANT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NITRIC OXIDE; NONYLPHENOL; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID 11BETA MONOOXYGENASE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; MALE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; ZONA FASCICULATA;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; CORTICOSTERONE; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FORSKOLIN; HYDROXYCHOLESTEROLS; MALE; PHENOLS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEROID 11-BETA-HYDROXYLASE; ZONA FASCICULATA; ZONA RETICULARIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 78549296428     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq274     Document Type: Article

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